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
“Now, Rupert,” said the miller with a bit of warning, “that kind of ingratitude won’t work in your favor. Suppose next week there weren’t any rations for you at all?”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Act 3
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