ingratitude
in·grati·tude [ingratitude ingratitudes] BrE [ɪnˈɡrætɪtjuːd] NAmE [ɪnˈɡrætɪtuːd] noun uncountable
the state of not feeling or showing that you are grateful for sth
•Her help was met with ingratitude and unkindness.
Opp: ↑gratitude
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ingratitudo, from Latin ingratus ‘ungrateful’, from in- ‘not’ + gratus ‘grateful’.
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