ingrate

(ĭn'grāt')
n.
An ungrateful person.

[From Middle English ingrat, ungrateful, from Old French, from Latin ingrātus : in-, not; see in-¹ + grātus, pleasing, thankful.]

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.

    "All men are ingrates," sneered the cynic.  "Nay,"
        The good philanthropist replied;
    "I did great service to a man one day
    Who never since has cursed me to repay,
                Nor vilified."
    
    "Ho!" cried the cynic, "lead me to him straight --
        With veneration I am overcome,
    And fain would have his blessing."  "Sad your fate --
    He cannot bless you, for AI grieve to state
                This man is dumb."
                                                            Ariel Selp

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - utaknemlig person
adj. - utaknemlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondankbare, ondankbaar

Français (French)
n. - ingrat
adj. - ingrat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Undankbarer
adj. - undankbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχάριστος άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
ingrato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) ingrata

Русский (Russian)
неблагодарный

Español (Spanish)
n. - ingrato, persona ingrata
adj. - ingrato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - otacksam person

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不知恩情, 忘恩者, 不知恩的, 忘恩的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不知恩情, 忘恩者
adj. - 不知恩的, 忘恩的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은혜를 모르는 사람, 배은 망덕자
adj. - 은혜를 모르는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 恩知らずの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العاق : الجاحد للجميل أو الفضل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם כפוי טובה‬
adj. - ‮(אדם) כפוי טובה‬

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