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ingratitude Definition

in·grati·tude (in grat′i to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

lack of gratitude; ungratefulness

Etymology: OFr < LL ingratitudo: see ingrate

ingratitude Synonyms

ingratitude

n.

thanklessness, ungratefulness, callousness, boorishness, disloyalty, lack of appreciation, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness; see also rudeness.

Antonyms gratitude*, appreciation*, consideration.

ingratitude Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • repay: Here was the kind and unwearied beneficence of a Father, repaid by the ingratitude of a whole family.

Converse of object

  • show: But like the man on that yacht, instead of thanking you, we only show ingratitude.

Adjective modifier

  • black: It would he black ingratitude, to turn against their worship at the very outset of my reign.
  • gross: I should be guilty of the grossest ingratitude if I did not give Miss Morris a special mention.
ingratitude Quotes

   A heat full of coldness, a sweet full of bitterness, a pain full of pleasantness, which maketh thoughts have eyes and hearts ears, bred by desire, nursed by delight, weaned by jealousy, killed by dissembling, buried by ingratitude, and this is love. Fair lady, will you any?

—Lyly,John