French word

ingrat

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃gʁa/

Meaning

  • adjectiveungrateful

Example

Après tout ce que j'ai fait, il est ingrat.

After everything I have done, he is ungrateful.

Illustration for ingrat (ungrateful)

More examples

Il a traité son père d'ingrat.

He called his father ungrateful.

Core concept

Help reaches someone who treats the giver's effort as though it had no value.

Common phrases

  • un ami ingrat

    an ungrateful friend

  • qualifier quelqu'un d'ingrat

    call someone ungrateful

Similar words

indifférent: Showing little interest or concern for other people or events.
égoïste: Putting personal interests or desires before consideration for others.
impoli: Behaving without proper manners and seeming rude or discourteous.
méprisant: Treating others with a cold, superior, or scornful attitude.

Definition in French

Qualifie une personne qui manque de gratitude envers ceux qui l'ont aidée.

Word origin

Ingrat is inherited from Latin ingratus, where in- expresses negation and gratus refers to what is pleasing or received with thanks.

Usage tips

  • Ingrat is pronounced with a silent final consonant, approximately /ɛ̃ɡʁa/, while the feminine ingrate ends in a pronounced /t/ sound.

Other meanings

  • thanklessadjective
  • barrenadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • ingratitudeingratitudenoun

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