attitude

Universal Words noun 1 [C] ~ (to / towards sb/sth) the way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you think and feel: changes in public attitudes to marriage * the government's attitude towards single parents * to have a good / bad / positive / negative attitude towards sb/sth * Youth is simply an attitude of mind. * If you want to pass your exams you'd better change your attitude! * You're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this, aren't you? 2 [U] confident, sometimes aggressive behaviour that shows you do not care about other people's opinions and that you want to do things in an individual way: a band with attitude * You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man. * A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem (= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people). 3 [C] (formal) a position of the body: Her hands were folded in an attitude of prayer. IDIOMS see STRIKEv.