noun
- plural of brattiness; the quality or state of behaving like a brat; childish, spoiled, or petulant behavior
Usage: informal; countable when referring to multiple instances or types of such behavior
Examples
- The child's brattinesses were on full display when she didn't get her way at the store.
- His various brattinesses—whining, eye-rolling, and complaining—made family dinners difficult.
- Teachers often see different brattinesses emerge when students are tired or hungry.
- She recognized her own brattinesses from childhood and worked to overcome them as an adult.
- The brattinesses of the teenagers annoyed their parents during the road trip.