ingrate
gb/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/ us/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
C1
Engelska
Betydelser
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Substantiv
formal
C1
role
1
an ungrateful person
a person who is not thankful for help or kindness
Användningsmönster:
call [someone] an ingrate
Vanligt misstag:
Often confused with words like ingratiate (to try to gain favor) because they look similar; ingrate is a noun meaning an ungrateful person.
Synonymer
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.)
Antonymer
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.)
Ordkombinationer
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
Teman
emotions
|social_relations
|behavior
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- He is an ingrate and never says thank you.
- Don’t call her an ingrate; she is just shy.
Grammatik
Grundform
ingrate
IPA
GB/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
US/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
Stavelser och betoning
in - grate (2 stavelser)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: ingrate
- Plural: ingrates
Ordfamilj
Forms
ingrates
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ungrateful
adjective B1
ingratitude
noun C1
Related words
gratefully
adverb B1
ungratefully
adverb
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