noun

ingrate

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noun

An ungrateful person.

"He called his old friend an ingrate for never saying thanks."

adj

Ungrateful.

"The ingrate nephew never once visited his sick uncle."

How to Use Ingrate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA person who doesn't show thanks for what's been done for them.

Common pairings

a selfish ingrate call someone an ingrate

more ingrate comparative, ingrates plural, most ingrate superlative

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From Latin ingratus, "not pleasing," from "in-" ("not") + gratus ("pleasing" — the same root as "grateful").

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