as in ingratitude
failure or refusal to acknowledge receipt of something good from another
the mayor has become used to the unthinking thanklessness of the people he's trying to serve
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ingratitude
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Psychology suggests this guilt is not a sign of ingratitude or entitlement.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Dissatisfaction isn’t rudeness or ingratitude.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Thanklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thanklessness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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