Exceptionalism. When Antonio Brown first uttered the word in the locker room interview months back, many assumed that the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver had just made up the word. At least in the context in which he used it, he did, but it is a real word, and has real implications for the saga that is coming to an end.
That is because Brown practiced his belief in personal exceptionalism—that is, he believed that he was superior to the rest, and thus warranted different standards—which ultimately led to the Steelers obliging his ideology and finally resulted in a messy divorce.