ungrateful
/ʌnˈɡreɪtfl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्ग्रेट्फ़ल
कृतघ्न, एहसान-फ़रामोश
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not showing or expressing thanks for something that somebody has done for you or given to you
कृतघ्न, एहसान-फ़रामोश
- an ungrateful child
- Do not be ungrateful to those who helped you when you had nothing.
- It would be ungrateful to complain after all their help.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika never felt ungrateful for her teacher's guidance.
- He was called an ungrateful guest after leaving without a word of thanks.
Synonyms unappreciative thankless unthankful ingrate
Opposite grateful thankful appreciative indebted
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ungrateful + to sb
Use to before the person who has been unkind in not thanking someone who helped.
जिस व्यक्ति के प्रति कृतज्ञता नहीं दिखाई गई, उसके पहले 'to' आता है।
- He was ungrateful to the neighbours who had nursed him.
- Don't be ungrateful to your teachers.
ungrateful + for sth
Use for before the favour or help that was not appreciated.
जिस उपकार या सहायता की कद्र नहीं की गई, उसके पहले 'for' आता है।
- The boy seemed ungrateful for the scholarship he had received.
It is/was ungrateful of sb + to-infinitive
This structure comments on a person's behaviour in a single act.
यह संरचना किसी व्यक्ति के किसी एक व्यवहार पर टिप्पणी करती है।
- It was ungrateful of him to leave without saying thank you.
ungrateful (adjective) + noun
Before a noun it describes the kind of person or attitude.
Noun के पहले यह व्यक्ति या दृष्टिकोण का प्रकार बताता है।
- Radhika refused to be called an ungrateful daughter.
ungrateful + that-clause is not used
Ungrateful is not followed by a that-clause; to give the reason use for plus a noun or -ing form.
'Ungrateful' के बाद that-clause नहीं आता; कारण बताने के लिए for के साथ noun या -ing रूप का प्रयोग करें।
- She was ungrateful for being given a second chance.
+Collocations 4
ungrateful + noun
childgueststudentwretchattitude
- The ungrateful guest left without thanking the host.
seem / sound + ungrateful
seemsoundappearfeelbe
- I do not want to sound ungrateful, but the food was cold.
ungrateful + to / for
tofor
- He was ungrateful for the help his friends gave.
ungrateful + noun (people)
sondaughterpupilpatienttenant
- The landlord called his tenant ungrateful.
“More examples 6
- Many people forget the hands that fed them and become ungrateful.
कई लोग उन हाथों को भूल जाते हैं जिन्होंने उन्हें खिलाया और कृतघ्न बन जाते हैं।
- I don't wish to seem ungrateful, but I cannot accept this gift.
मैं कृतघ्न नहीं दिखना चाहता, पर मैं यह उपहार स्वीकार नहीं कर सकता।
- The ungrateful nephew never visited his uncle after the wedding.
कृतघ्न भतीजा विवाह के बाद कभी अपने चाचा से मिलने नहीं आया।
- It is ungrateful to criticise the people who trained you.
जिन लोगों ने आपको प्रशिक्षित किया, उनकी आलोचना करना कृतघ्नता है।
- Ungrateful children can break a parent's heart.
कृतघ्न बच्चे माता-पिता का दिल तोड़ सकते हैं।
- To forget a friend's help is to be ungrateful.
मित्र की सहायता को भूल जाना कृतघ्नता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is ungrateful with his parents.
✓ He is ungrateful to his parents.
Use ungrateful to before the person.
व्यक्ति के पहले 'ungrateful to' का प्रयोग होता है, 'with' का नहीं।
✗ They are ungrateful of our help.
✓ They are ungrateful for our help.
Use ungrateful for before the thing received.
जो वस्तु या सहायता मिली, उसके पहले 'ungrateful for' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both words are about missing thanks, but one describes people and the other describes tasks.
दोनों शब्द धन्यवाद के अभाव से जुड़े हैं, पर एक व्यक्तियों का और दूसरा कार्यों का वर्णन करता है।
Not showing thanks for a kindness received.
किसी उपकार के लिए धन्यवाद या आभार न दिखाने वाला।
- The ungrateful boy never thanked his tutor.
Describes a task that brings no thanks or reward, not a person.
यह किसी ऐसे कार्य का वर्णन करता है जिसमें धन्यवाद या पुरस्कार नहीं मिलता, व्यक्ति का नहीं।
- Teaching without support can be a thankless job.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·grate·ful
With -grate- (not 'ungreatful').
-grate- के साथ ('ungreatful' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Gratitude is the memory of the heart.'
कहावत 'Gratitude is the memory of the heart'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An ungrateful person is an ingrate; a person who is grateful is thankful or indebted; the feeling of being grateful gratitude; the feeling of being ungrateful ingratitude.
कृतघ्न व्यक्ति ingrate; कृतज्ञ व्यक्ति thankful या indebted; कृतज्ञता की भावना gratitude; कृतघ्नता की भावना ingratitude।