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attitude
noun [C or U] (OPINION) /ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/
/ˈæt̬.ɪ.tuːd/ Definition
B1 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).Opinions, beliefs and points of viewBehaving, interacting and behaviour
(Definition of attitude noun (OPINION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- article of faith noun
- baggage noun (FEELINGS)
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- belief noun
- broad church noun
- core adjective (IMPORTANT)
- count noun (OPINION)
- feeling noun (OPINION)
- frame noun (STRUCTURE)
- manifesto noun
- mindset noun
- mythology noun (POPULAR BELIEF)
- notion noun
- opinion noun
- the other side of the coin idiom
- turn of mind noun
- voice noun (OPINION)
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
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