ungratefulnessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡreɪtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡreɪtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡreɪtfəlnəs/ 1. = ingratitude n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [noun]
ingratitude1340
unkindnessa1393
slowfulness1484
unthankfulnessc1500
ingratuity1528
ungratitude1548
ingratefulness1570
thanklessness1583
ungratefulnessa1586
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. B2 They goe very neer to vngratfulnes, to seek to deface that, which..hath been the first light-giuer to ignorance.
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 247 Those graces and blessings, which vngratefulnesse would not acknowledge.
1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §20. 27 O the ungratefulnesse of the wicked in the world!
1734 T. Chalkley Jrnl. in Wks. (1766) 271 A Youth..went out hastily..as I was showing the Ungratefulness of the first [sc. disobedience], much more of the last.
1896 Cincinnati (Ohio) Sunday Sch. Jrnl. Apr. 237/1 The ungratefulness of people to those who have helped them.
2. Unpleasantness; disagreeableness. rare.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness
loathnessc1175
offencec1425
noisomeness1506
unlusta1529
unpleasantness1546
displeasantness1547
discomfortableness1585
unlovelinessa1586
illnessc1595
unwelcome1603
unpleasingness1611
offensiveness1618
injucundity1623
disagreeableness1648
displeasingnessa1652
undelightfulness1653
distastefulness1654
beeishness1674
undesirableness1675
uncomfortableness1677
ungratefulnessa1680
unwelcomeness1682
nastiness1718
unkedness1727
disagreeability1788
unpleasantry1799
unpleasantry1810
grit1876
a1680 Glanvill in Disc., Serm., & Rem. (1681) 338 He (considering the ungratefulness of the Message..) diverts another way, and flees towards Tarshish.
a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) ii. iii. 54 The Gratefulness and Ungratefulness of Tastes and Smells.
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