noun
- the quality or behavior of being spoiled, demanding, or badly behaved in a childish way
Usage: informal
Examples
- The child’s brattiness made the shopping trip unbearable.
- Her brattiness increased when she didn’t get her way.
- The parents were concerned about their son’s growing brattiness.
- The teacher had no patience for brattiness in the classroom.
- His brattiness was evident when he threw a tantrum over the toy.
- The babysitter struggled to deal with the toddler’s brattiness.