ingrate
gb/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/ us/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
C1
Inglês
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
formal
C1
role
1
an ungrateful person
a person who is not thankful for help or kindness
Padrão de uso:
call [someone] an ingrate
Erro comum:
Often confused with words like ingratiate (to try to gain favor) because they look similar; ingrate is a noun meaning an ungrateful person.
Sinônimos
ungrateful person (More neutral and descriptive; less insulting than ingrate.)
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thankless person (Emphasizes failing to show thanks, often without the harsh insult of ingrate.)
Antônimos
grateful person (Someone who appreciates and expresses thanks for kindness or help.)
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appreciator (Someone who recognizes and values what they receive.)
Colocações
an ungrateful ingrate
|a selfish ingrate
|a spoiled ingrate
|a miserable ingrate
|call someone an ingrate
|treat someone like an ingrate
|brand someone an ingrate
|you ingrate!
|the ingrate's response
Temas
emotions
|social_relations
|behavior
Exemplos
- After everything she did for him, he called her an ingrate for expecting a simple thank-you.
- I felt like an ingrate complaining about the gift when I knew how much thought she put into it.
- They dismissed the critic as an ingrate who never acknowledged the support he’d been given.
Exemplos para estudantes
- He is an ingrate and never says thank you.
- Don’t call her an ingrate; she is just shy.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
ingrate
AFI
GB/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
US/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
in - grate (2 sílabas)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: ingrate
- Plural: ingrates
Família de palavras
Forms
ingrates
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ungrateful
adjective B1
ingratitude
noun C1
Related words
gratefully
adverb B1
ungratefully
adverb
Expressões
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