as in ungratefulness
failure or refusal to acknowledge receipt of something good from another
their daughter's ingratitude for all that they have done for her is truly appalling
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At its heart lies a disdain for our history, an ingratitude for our blessings, and a contempt for the truth.
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John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024
Putin despised the protesters for their ingratitude.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
There’s a fantastic ingratitude in America toward its artists.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Poison’s story of social ingratitude and cross-cultural helplessness ends the anthology with a jolt.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
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John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024
Putin despised the protesters for their ingratitude.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
There’s a fantastic ingratitude in America toward its artists.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Poison’s story of social ingratitude and cross-cultural helplessness ends the anthology with a jolt.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ingratitude
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“Ingratitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingratitude. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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