ingrate
Meaning
Synonyms
ungrateful person
thankless wretch
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
Etymology
First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.
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