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单词 ingratitude
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Definition of ingratitude in English:

ingratitude

noun ɪnˈɡratɪtjuːdɪnˈɡrædəˌt(j)ud
mass noun
  • A discreditable lack of gratitude.

    he returned his daughter's care with ingratitude and unkindness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So maybe he is disgusted with his own great historic ingratitude.
    • How Americans will react to this rank ingratitude is beyond me.
    • Jesus could not heal these people not because of a lack of power, but because of ingratitude and a rejection of his gracious patronage!
    • If they say they are unhappy with the negotiations, after all the sacrifices I made, then that would be the height of ingratitude.
    • Many within the UN saw the bombing as an act of ingratitude.
    • In view of the sacrifice our troops have made on our behalf, this insensitivity to them and their families suggests a level of self-indulgence and ingratitude that shocks the conscience.
    • It's sad but true that such ingratitude is not all that rare.
    • ‘Nothing very dramatic gained and certainly nothing dramatic lost,’ explained another White House official, with a cheerfulness that might in other circumstances be regarded as rank ingratitude.
    • It has been 364 days since the last time I confessed my ingratitude.
    • And in today's times where ingratitude rules the roost, teachers, an important human resource who shape our future generations, get sidelined, or are forgotten.
    • Many people around the world experience, at some time or the other in their lifetimes, a feeling of wretchedness, desolation, hysteria and ingratitude within themselves.
    • Its denizens now sense that the American people no longer wish to subsidize their defense only to earn ingratitude.
    • It must be due to a sudden outbreak of ingratitude and lack of common sense.
    • ‘On Wall Street, it's amazing what people can find inadequate,’ Barry wonders as the man rages on about corporate ingratitude.
    • How is this for sheer stupidity, moral blindness and ingratitude?
    • The worst thing, in one sense, is the feeling of ingratitude I have, the inability to take solace in all the good things with which I am blessed.
    • It would be seen as an act of vandalism and ingratitude by the international community.
    • Whether or not you really intend to try this simple act of ingratitude, you should certainly tell Austria that that is your plan.
    • Nor is he the victim of injustice or ingratitude that might extenuate, though not excuse, his later crimes.
    • While conservative often feel that such behavior reflects ingratitude, it is precisely this ability to let off steam that makes our alliances work.
    Synonyms
    ungratefulness, thanklessness, unthankfulness, lack of gratitude, lack of appreciation, non-recognition

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ingratitudo, from Latin ingratus 'ungrateful' (see ingrate).

 
 

Definition of ingratitude in US English:

ingratitude

nouninˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞odɪnˈɡrædəˌt(j)ud
  • A discreditable lack of gratitude.

    she returned her daughter's care with ingratitude and unkindness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would be seen as an act of vandalism and ingratitude by the international community.
    • How is this for sheer stupidity, moral blindness and ingratitude?
    • ‘On Wall Street, it's amazing what people can find inadequate,’ Barry wonders as the man rages on about corporate ingratitude.
    • ‘Nothing very dramatic gained and certainly nothing dramatic lost,’ explained another White House official, with a cheerfulness that might in other circumstances be regarded as rank ingratitude.
    • In view of the sacrifice our troops have made on our behalf, this insensitivity to them and their families suggests a level of self-indulgence and ingratitude that shocks the conscience.
    • The worst thing, in one sense, is the feeling of ingratitude I have, the inability to take solace in all the good things with which I am blessed.
    • Nor is he the victim of injustice or ingratitude that might extenuate, though not excuse, his later crimes.
    • If they say they are unhappy with the negotiations, after all the sacrifices I made, then that would be the height of ingratitude.
    • So maybe he is disgusted with his own great historic ingratitude.
    • Its denizens now sense that the American people no longer wish to subsidize their defense only to earn ingratitude.
    • It must be due to a sudden outbreak of ingratitude and lack of common sense.
    • Many within the UN saw the bombing as an act of ingratitude.
    • How Americans will react to this rank ingratitude is beyond me.
    • It's sad but true that such ingratitude is not all that rare.
    • While conservative often feel that such behavior reflects ingratitude, it is precisely this ability to let off steam that makes our alliances work.
    • Many people around the world experience, at some time or the other in their lifetimes, a feeling of wretchedness, desolation, hysteria and ingratitude within themselves.
    • It has been 364 days since the last time I confessed my ingratitude.
    • Jesus could not heal these people not because of a lack of power, but because of ingratitude and a rejection of his gracious patronage!
    • Whether or not you really intend to try this simple act of ingratitude, you should certainly tell Austria that that is your plan.
    • And in today's times where ingratitude rules the roost, teachers, an important human resource who shape our future generations, get sidelined, or are forgotten.
    Synonyms
    ungratefulness, thanklessness, unthankfulness, lack of gratitude, lack of appreciation, non-recognition

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ingratitudo, from Latin ingratus ‘ungrateful’ (see ingrate).

 
 
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