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Definitions for ingratitude
ɪnˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudin·grat·i·tude

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ingratitude, ungratefulnessnoun

    a lack of gratitude

Wiktionary

  1. ingratitudenoun

    A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Ingratitudenoun

    want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness

  2. Etymology: [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ingratitude

    in-grat′i-tūd, n. unthankfulness: the return of evil for good. [Low L. ingratitudo—L. ingratus, unthankful.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. ingratitude

    Broken brain. Stinking thinking.


    Submitted by anonymous on December 9, 2019  


  2. 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.

    Emeasoba George


    Submitted by emeasoba_g on February 28, 2018  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ingratitude in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ingratitude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ingratitude in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Pope:

    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.

  2. William Shakespeare:

    Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind, As man's ingratitude.

  3. Ausonius:

    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.

  4. William Shakespeare:

    I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood.

  5. Cardinal Richelieu:

    Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.

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