ingratitude

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ungratefulness disloyalty thankless rudeness callousness inconsiderateness ingrate boorishness churlishness thoughtlessness thanklessness unmannerliness lack of recognition ungracefulness nonrecognition

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Antonyms

gratitude thanks consideration obligation appreciation acknowledgment

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Hypernyms

feeling

Related terms

ungrateful

Phrases with the word

constant ingratitude massive ingratitude

Examples

There are three traps of Satan that steal joy and peace: - Regretting about the past - Fear for the future - Ingratitude for the present. Anthony the Great

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. François de La Rochefoucauld

True generosity means accepting ingratitude. Coco Chanel

Ingratitude is sooner or later fatal to its author. Ivorian Proverb

Ingratitude is a kind of weakness; the clever are never ungrateful. French Proverb

Gratitude is the least of virtues; ingratitude is the worst of vices. Paraguayan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

ingratiation ingratiator ingratiatory ingrave ingravescent ingravidate