ingrate

ingrate

an ungrateful person
Not to be confused with:ingratiate – bring oneself into favor: She ingratiated herself with the children by bringing gingerbread cookies.

in·grate

I0139800 (ĭn′grāt′)n. An ungrateful person.

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[From Middle English ingrat, ungrateful, from Old French, from Latin ingrātus : in-, not; see in-¹ + grātus, pleasing, thankful; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

ingrate

(ˈɪnɡreɪt; ɪnˈɡreɪt) nan ungrateful personadjungrateful[C14: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from in-¹ + grātus grateful] ˈingrately adv

in•grate

(ˈɪn greɪt)

n. 1. an ungrateful person. adj. 2. Archaic. ungrateful. [1350–1400; Middle English ingrat < Latin ingrātus ungrateful]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ingrate - a person who shows no gratitude thankless wretch, ungrateful personunwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome

Translations

ingrato