ingratitude C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled ingratitoode US /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/ UK /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual Freq #35139 Meanings 1 noun A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness. “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.[…]”. 2 noun a lack of gratitude Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a lack of gratitude ungratefulness Word family Forms ungratitude Etymology From Old French ingratitude, from Late Latin ingrātitūdō. By surface analysis, in- + gratitude. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ingratitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/ **Frequency rank:** 35139 ## Meanings 1. A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness. 2. a lack of gratitude ## Examples - “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.[…]”. ## Etymology From Old French ingratitude, from Late Latin ingrātitūdō. By surface analysis, in- + gratitude. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown