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Definition of "ingrate" [in•grate]

  • An ungrateful person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ingrate" in a sentence
  • "Maybe the reason she sounds like such an ingrate is because she didn’t have to work that hard to get the part of Bella."
  • ""If you mean I am an ingrate, that is an unpleasant word, Aunt Mary.""
  • "Now, pure, innocent, SK, who would never be described as a ingrate (نذاة) or a liar, has made it her duty to escalate the issue."