attitudenoun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/attitude noun (OPINION)
B1 [ C or U ] a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this:
It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes.
[ + that ] She takes the attitude that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.
He has a very bad attitude to/towards work.
He seems to have undergone a change in/of attitude recently, and has become much more cooperative.
I don't like your attitude (= the way you are behaving).
That boy has a real attitude problem (= behaves in a way that makes it difficult for other people to have a relationship with him or work with him).
More examples
- Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.
- The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
- My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men.
- Middle age can be the prime of life if you have the right attitude.
- He's often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- article of faith
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- belief
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- notion
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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Behaving, interacting and behaviour
attitude noun (CONFIDENCE)
[ U ] If you say that someone has attitude, you mean that they are very confident and want people to notice them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertiveness training
- assured
- brass
- breezy
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- ego
- forwardness
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- inadequacy
- positively
- safe
- sassy
- self-assertive
- self-assured
- self-belief
- self-confident
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attitude noun (POSITION)
[ C ] literary a position of the body:
She lay sprawled across the sofa, in an attitude of complete abandon.
Idiom(s)
strike an attitude