ingratitude
noun /ɪnˈɡrætɪtjuːd/
/ɪnˈɡrætɪtuːd/
[uncountable]Word Family
- grateful adjective (≠ ungrateful)
- gratefully adverb
- gratitude noun (≠ ingratitude)
- the state of not feeling or showing that you are grateful for something
- Her help was met with ingratitude and unkindness.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ingratitudo, from Latin ingratus ‘ungrateful’, from in- ‘not’ + gratus ‘grateful’.