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ingratitude

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in·grat·i·tude  (n-grt-td, -tyd)
n.
Lack of gratitude; ungratefulness.

ingratitude [ɪnˈgrætɪˌtjuːd]
n
lack of gratitude; ungratefulness; thanklessness

Ingratitude of children.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ingratitudeingratitude - a lack of gratitude                  
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
gratitude - a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"

ingratitude
noun ungratefulness, thanklessness, lack of recognition, unappreciativeness The Government could expect only ingratitude from the electorate.
thanks, appreciation, gratitude, thanksgiving, thankfulness, gratefulness
Quotations
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind,"
"Thou art not so unkind"
"As man's ingratitude:"
"Because thou art not seen,"
"Although thy breath be rude" [William Shakespeare As You Like It]
"Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back,"
"Wherein he puts alms for oblivion,"
"A great-sized monster of ingratitudes:"
"Those scraps are good deeds past: which are devoured"
"As fast as they are made, forgot as soon"
"As done" [William Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida]
Translations
ingratitude [ɪnˈgrætɪtjuːd] Ningratitud f

ingratitude [ɪnˈgrætɪtjuːd] ningratitude f

ingratitude
nUndank m; somebody’s ingratitudejds Undankbarkeit f

ingratitude [ɪnˈgrætɪtjuːd] ningratitudine f
ingratitude [ɪnˈgrætɪtjuːd] ningratitudine f

ingratitude
n ingratitude [inˈgrӕtitjuːd]
lack of gratitude I felt hurt by his ingratitude. ondankbaarheid جُحود، نُكْران جَميل небалгодарност nevděčnost utaknemlighed; utak die Undankbarkeit αχαριστία ingratitud tänamatus نمک نشناسی kiittämättömyys ingratitude כְּפִייַת טוֹבָה अकृतज्ञता nezahvalnost hálátlanság sifat tak berterima kasih vanþakklæti ingratitudine 忘恩 배은 망덕 nedėkingumas nepateicība tidak mengenang budi ondankbaarheid utakk(nemlighet) niewdzięczność ingratidão nere­cu­noş­tinţă неблагодарность nevďačnosť nehvaležnost nezahvalnost otacksamhet ความอกตัญญู nankörlük 忘恩負義 невдячність نا شکراپن sự bội ơn


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The Goatherd scolded them for their ingratitude in leaving him, when during the storm he had taken more care of them than of his own herd.
Absolute neglect of the mother and sisters, when invited to come, would be ingratitude.
Shower upon him every earthly blessing, drown him in a sea of happiness, so that nothing but bubbles of bliss can be seen on the surface; give him economic prosperity, such that he should have nothing else to do but sleep, eat cakes and busy himself with the continuation of his species, and even then out of sheer ingratitude, sheer spite, man would play you some nasty trick.
 
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