as in ungratefulness
failure or refusal to acknowledge receipt of something good from another
their daughter's ingratitude for all that they have done for her is truly appalling
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Poison’s story of social ingratitude and cross-cultural helplessness ends the anthology with a jolt.
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Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
That amounted to three degrees below average, but warm enough so that asking for more might entail a degree of seasonal ingratitude.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
In republics, the public is, also, accused of ingratitude to its servants.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
But envy and ingratitude sell, so Manjoo gets to misrepresent data, twist facts, and sow resentment in the paper of record.
—Isaac Schorr, National Review, 25 Nov. 2020
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Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
That amounted to three degrees below average, but warm enough so that asking for more might entail a degree of seasonal ingratitude.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
In republics, the public is, also, accused of ingratitude to its servants.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
But envy and ingratitude sell, so Manjoo gets to misrepresent data, twist facts, and sow resentment in the paper of record.
—Isaac Schorr, National Review, 25 Nov. 2020
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“Ingratitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingratitude. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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