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[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin aptitudo 'fitness', from Latin aptus; APT]
[U and C] the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something
attitude to/towards
::Pete's attitude towards women really scares me.
positive/negative attitude
::people with a positive attitude to life
::the country's attitude of mind (=way of thinking) during the crisis
[U and C] the way that you behave towards someone or in a particular situation, especially when this shows how you feel
::an aggressive attitude
::As soon as they found out I was a doctor their whole attitude changed.
::Ben has a real attitude problem (=is not helpful or pleasant to be with) .
[U] informal a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think
with attitude
::a coat with attitude
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