ingratitude
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De Gaulle maddened his British hosts, and particularly Churchill, with his ceaseless complaints and ingratitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Standing up for yourself is portrayed as whining or ingratitude, and rejecting convention comes at a cost.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
Seizing hold of the character’s emotional savagery, Jackson let us see that it was born not just from royal entitlement but also from filial selfishness and ingratitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Incarcerating Arturo, a mutual friend tells me, is in part the dictator’s revenge for what he considers the ingratitude of a former employee.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021
Men are never so dishonest that they will repress an ally with such a flagrant display of ingratitude.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Act 3
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