ingrate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnɡreɪt/, /ɪnˈɡreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪngreɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′grāt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•grate /ˈɪngreɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an ungrateful person:What an ingrate!
See -grat-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•grate  (in′grāt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an ungrateful person.

adj. 
  1. [Archaic.]ungrateful.
  • Latin ingrātus ungrateful. See in-3, grateful
  • Middle English ingrat 1350–1400
in′grate•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ingrate /ˈɪnɡreɪt; ɪnˈɡreɪt/ archaic n
  1. an ungrateful person
 adj
  1. ungrateful
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin ingrātus (adj), from in-1 + grātus gratefulˈingrately adv

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