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- Dictionaryattitude/ˈatɪtjuːd/
noun
- 1. a settled way of thinking or feeling about something: "he was questioned on his attitude to South Africa" Similar
- 2. truculent or uncooperative behaviour: informal North American "I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude"
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