attitude

6 definitions • 14 examples

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.

take the attitude that She takes the attitude that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.

attitude to He has a very bad attitude to work.

attitude towards She has a positive attitude towards work.

change in attitude He seems to have undergone a change in attitude recently, and has become much more cooperative.

I don't like your attitude (= the way you are behaving).

slightly aggressive behaviour (= showing willingness to fight or argue), or a failure to show respect that makes someone difficult to deal with:

If you drop the attitude I think we could get along fine.

She advised him to continue to do his best but with "less attitude".

He gave a large dose of attitude to his teacher.

a position of the body:

She lay sprawled across the sofa, in an attitude of complete abandon.

the way you feel about something or someone, or a particular feeling or opinion:

[ U ] Start each day with a positive attitude.

[ C ] People’s attitudes toward family are set very early in life.

infml If you say that someone has an attitude, you mean that the person seems unwilling to be helpful or polite.

a feeling or opinion about something, especially when this shows in your behaviour:

attitude towards sb/sth We need team players with a positive attitude towards work.

What is your employer's attitude to equal opportunities?