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[ in-grat-i-tood, -tyood ] / ɪnˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingratitude ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state of being ungrateful; unthankfulness. Origin of ingratitudeFirst recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word ingrātitūdō.See in-3, gratitude Words nearby ingratitudeingrained, Ingram, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating, ingratitude, ingravescent, ingredient, Ingres, ingress, ingressive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ingratitudeThat ingratitude's surprising, especially from the Israelis. Kerry's Peace Push A Nothing-Burger?|Ali Gharib|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yet such a move would almost certainly be widely seen as an audacious display of ingratitude. AIG May Sue the Government For An Insufficiently Generous Bailout|Megan McArdle|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The attorney suggested Bettencourt might try to disinherit her daughter for “ingratitude.” Inside the L'Oreal Family Feud|Eric Pape|December 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST I was so shocked at the ingratitude and baseness of the action that I burst into tears. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas
Continue your beautiful and excellent services; finish your work, and do them good in spite of their ingratitude. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence Vol. 1 of 2|Elizabeth S. Kite Then Mr. Underwood broke out with his account of Edgar's folly and ingratitude, after all the care and expense of his education. The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge The operation was delicate, difficult, and unpleasant, for it seemed to savor of ingratitude. George Washington, Vol. I|Henry Cabot Lodge The injustice and ingratitude of the sovereigns alone wounded his spirit, and he bore all his present misfortunes in silence. Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
British Dictionary definitions for ingratitude
nounlack of gratitude; ungratefulness; thanklessness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ingratitudeinconsiderateness, thoughtlessness, disloyalty, rudeness, boorishness, callousness, thanklessness, unthankfulness |