ingratitude

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition

Also spelled ingratitoode

US /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/ UK /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/
noun Freq #35139

Meanings

  1. 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. 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.

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