| Main Entry: | ingratitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ungratefulness |
Synonyms: |
boorishness, callousness, disloyalty, inconsiderateness, rudeness, thanklessness, thoughtlessness, unthankfulness |
Antonyms: |
appreciation, consideration, gratitude |
| Concept: | Ingratitude. |
| Category: | 2. Retrospective sympathetic affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
ingratitude, thanklessness, oblivion of benefits, unthankfulness., "benefits forgot"; thankless task, thankless office.
-verbs
be ungrateful; forget benefits; look a gift horse in the mouth.
-adjectives
ungrateful, unmindful, unthankful; thankless, ingrate, wanting in gratitude, insensible of benefits., forgotten; unacknowledged, unthanked, unrequited, unrewarded; ill-requited.
-phrases
"ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend" [Lear].
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Antonyms: |
gratitude |
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