brattiness
Spoiled child behavior
Brattiness is the quality of behaving like a spoiled child—whiny, demanding, petulant.
It suggests someone who expects to get their way and sulks when they don't: Her brattiness made the shopping trip exhausting.
The word can describe actual children or adults acting childishly, and sometimes carries a playful rather than purely critical tone.
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- backtalkInsolent verbal response
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
misbehavior · sass · insolence · impertinence · cheekiness · naughtiness · mischief · troublemaking
Refusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- contrarinessHabitual disposition to oppose
noncompliance · obstinacy · resistance · insubordination · recalcitrance · unruliness · waywardness · disrespect
Irritable, childish impatience
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- moodinessChangeable emotional state
- immaturityUndeveloped condition
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
self-centeredness · impatience · thin-skinned · oversensitivity · disagreeableness · ungratefulness · peevishness · querulousness
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- obnoxiousExtremely disagreeable in manner
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- vexingCausing mild torment
infuriating · aggravating · maddening · bothersome · tiresome · insufferable · unbearable · trying
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- backtalkInsolent verbal response
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
sulking · misbehavior · sass · insolence · impertinence · cheekiness · naughtiness · mischief · troublemaking · attention-seeking
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
contrariness · noncompliance · obstinacy · resistance · insubordination · recalcitrance · unruliness · waywardness · disrespect · rule-breaking
petulance
Irritable, childish impatience
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- moodinessChangeable emotional state
- immaturityUndeveloped condition
entitlement · self-centeredness · impatience · thin-skinned · oversensitivity · disagreeableness · ungratefulness · peevishness · querulousness · cantankerousness
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- obnoxiousExtremely disagreeable in manner
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
vexing · infuriating · aggravating · maddening · bothersome · tiresome · insufferable · unbearable · trying · provoking
brattinesspoliteness
Courteous, respectful conduct
good manners · good behavior · obedience · well-behavedness · respectfulness
brattinesspoliteness
Courteous, respectful conduct
graciousness · good manners · courteousness · civility · grace
brattinessmaturity
Full growth achieved
patience · composure · equanimity · self-control · poise