ingrate
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
The English word “ingrate” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- An ungrateful or unpleasant person.
Etymology
First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.
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