ingrate

noun

in·​grate ˈin-ˌgrāt How to pronounce ingrate (audio)
: an ungrateful person

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There is no sillier narrative in sports, certainly not around here, than this one: Yankee fans are spoiled and entitled ingrates who don’t appreciate the fact that their team never has a losing season. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025 In the same way, the meeting with Zelensky in late February seemed designed to cast the Ukrainian president as an ingrate and to lay the groundwork for a withdrawal, or at least significant reduction, of U.S. aid as Kyiv tries to rebuff the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 May 2025 The hideously fickle Lydia slaps Janine across the face for being an ingrate. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025 The problem of institutions of higher education churning out not godly patriots, but decadent ingrates, has been with us for a very long time. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ingrate

Word History

Etymology

Latin ingratus ungrateful, from in- + gratus grateful — more at grace

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ingrate was in 1622

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“Ingrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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ingrate

noun
in·​grate ˈin-ˌgrāt How to pronounce ingrate (audio)
: an ungrateful person

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