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発音

• (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/, /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtʃuːd/
• ハイフネーション: in‧grat‧i‧tude

名詞

ingratitude (usually uncountable, plural ingratitudes)

1. A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.
   • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

     “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […]”

   • 1966, Age & Scarpelli, Sergio Leone, and Luciano Vincenzoni (writers), Sergio Leone (director), Clint Eastwood (actor), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (movie), Produzioni Europee Associati:

     Blondie: Tut, tut. Such ingratitude after all the times I saved your life.

   Antonym: gratitude

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