ingratitude
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ingratitude
- /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/ US
- /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/ UK
- /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtʃuːd/ UK
Where it comes from
From in- + gratitude, from Old French ingratitude, from Late Latin ingrātitūdō. By surface analysis, in- + Latin grat(us) + -itude.
noun ingratitudes
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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.[…]”
Opposite: gratitude
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noun thanklessness
| Español | ingratitud |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कृतघ्नता kŕtaghnatā, अकृतज्ञता akŕtajñatā |
| Português | ingratidão |
| Français | ingratitude |
| Deutsch | Undank, Undankbarkeit, fehlende Dankbarkeit |
| Ελληνικά | αγνωμοσύνη agnomosýni, αχαριστία acharistía |
| Русский | неблагода́рность neblagodárnostʹ |
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