ingrate

[ in-greyt ]

noun

1. an ungrateful person.

adjective

1. Archaic. ungrateful.

ingrate

/ ˈɪnɡreɪt; ɪnˈɡreɪt /

noun

1. an ungrateful person

adjective

1. ungrateful

Derived Forms

• ˈingrately, adverb

Other Words From

• ingrate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrate¹

1350–1400; Middle English ingrat < Latin ingrātus ungrateful. See in- ³, grateful

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrate¹

C14: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from in- ¹+ grātus grateful

Example Sentences

I am sure he thought I was an ingrate but said they never locked their door — it was the Colony.

From Los Angeles Times

To which Stone replied, "Wrong, Matt Gaetz. You created this monster who has proven to be a backstabbing weasel and ingrate. He's done and if you keep kissing his a**, so are you."

From Salon

I’m talking Corden, of course, the late-night TV host and actor who got into hot water this week when the owner of Balthazar in New York accused him of being a world-class ingrate at the French dining magnet in SoHo.

From Washington Post

Even if doing so served only to save an ingrate from herself.

From Washington Post

He spoke of his estrangement from the game, of how, because of his refusal to indulge in the celebrations it offered him, he was viewed in some quarters as an ingrate.

From Los Angeles Times