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ingratitude

[in-grat-i-tood, -tyood] / ɪnˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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Calculated self-awareness is as necessary to the pop star formula as musical prowess; even more so in the digital age, where even a whiff of ingratitude is grounds for cancellation.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Standing up for yourself is portrayed as whining or ingratitude, and rejecting convention comes at a cost.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

She alienates Bonnie and the whole team with bloated speeches, anti-mediocrity platitudes, bursts of temper and displays of ingratitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

What you view as ingratitude or, potentially, a snub might just be typical teenage flakiness.

From Slate • May 13, 2022

Father Nicanor Reyna—whom Don Apolinar Moscote had brought from the swamp to officiate at the wedding— was an old man hardened by the ingratitude of his ministry.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez