What does ingratitude mean?
Definitions for ingratitude
ɪnˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudin·grat·i·tude
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Princeton's WordNet
ingratitude, ungratefulnessnoun
a lack of gratitude
Wiktionary
ingratitudenoun
A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ingratitudenoun
Retribution of evil for good; unthankfulness.
Etymology: ingratitude, French; in and gratitude.
Ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend,
More hideous, when thou shew'st thee in a child,
Than the sea monster. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man, and vengeance attends those that repay evil for good. Roger L'Estrange.
Nor was it with ingratitude return'd,
In equal fires the blissful couple burn'd;
One joy possess'd 'em both, and in one grief they mourn'd. Dryden.
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ingratitude
Ingratitude is the state of being unthankful or not showing appreciation or thanks for a favor or benefit received. It is the lack of acknowledgment and gratitude for any kind of help or kindness.
Webster Dictionary
Ingratitudenoun
want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness
Etymology: [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ingratitude
in-grat′i-tūd, n. unthankfulness: the return of evil for good. [Low L. ingratitudo—L. ingratus, unthankful.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
ingratitude
1. A girl who is too busy to acknowledge receipt of a Christmas present. 2. The portion of the man who has done well; and a fight with the fox you have warmed into life is imminent.
Editors Contribution
ingratitude
Broken brain. Stinking thinking.
Ingratitude
Ingratitude is thinking nothing of what has been done or given to you by someone else. That is to say, not feeling bound to show gratitude. In other words, ingratitude is a discreditable lack of gratitude. It is synonymous with ungratefulness.
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Submitted by emeasoba_g on February 28, 2018
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ingratitude in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ingratitude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of ingratitude in a Sentence
The general cry is against ingratitude, but the complaint is misplaced, it should be against vanity; none but direct villains are capable of willful ingratitude; but almost everybody is capable of thinking he hath done more that another deserves, while the other thinks he hath received less than he deserves.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind, As man's ingratitude.
If thou intendest to do a good act, do it quickly, and then thou wilt excite gratitude; a favour if it be slow in being conferred causes ingratitude.
I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood.
Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.
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