Ingratitude

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ingratitude \In*grat"i*tude\, n. [F. ingratitude, L.
     ingratitudo. See {Ingrate}.]
     Lack of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill
     return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness;
     ungratefulness.
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           Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend.  --Shak.
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           Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ingratitude
       n : a lack of gratitude [syn: {ungratefulness}] [ant: {gratitude}]