He has an aggressive/rebellious 'attitude'. [=he behaves toward other people in an aggressive/rebellious way]
He was showing some 'attitude' during practice today, so the coach benched him.
She's studying how 'attitudes toward' death vary from culture to culture.
(..) - You know? - l'm not following. Creepy. l had a run-in with that nurse, Carla. She forgot to check the stats on a patient and gave me attitude. Did you tell on her? - Who's responsible for this? - She is. l don't remember. Why do you assume it was my fault? (..)2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2