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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUndankbarkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Undankbarkeit
"Er war schockiert über solche Undankbarkeit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A failure to show appropriate appreciation for something good that has been done.
"He was deeply hurt by the ingratitude of the people he had helped."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ingratitude' originates from the Latin 'ingratitudo', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'gratus' (pleasing, thankful). The word evolved through Old French before entering English in the late Middle Ages, reflecting a shift from a neutral state of thankfulness to a negative connotation of ungratefulness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ingratitude" is said worldwide
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ingratitude
Transliteration: ingratitude
"Son ingratitude m'a surpris."
Undankbarkeit
Transliteration: Undankbarkeit
"Er war schockiert über solche Undankbarkeit."
ingratitudine
Transliteration: ingratitudine
"Non posso tollerare tanta ingratitudine."
ingratitud
Transliteration: ingratitud
"La ingratitud es un feo defecto."
ingratidão
Transliteration: ingratidao
"Fiquei chateado com tanta ingratidão."
कृतघ्नता
Transliteration: kritaghnata
"उसकी कृतघ्नता देखकर मुझे दुख हुआ।"
忘恩负义
Transliteration: wàng ēn fù yì
"他的忘恩负义让人心寒。"
배은망덕
Transliteration: bae-eun-mang-deok
"그의 배은망덕한 태도에 실망했다."
忘恩
Transliteration: bōon
"彼の忘恩な態度には驚かされた。"
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