unappreciative
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈpriːʃəˌeɪtɪv/
:
desagradecido
- His unappreciative comments about their efforts hurt the team's morale.
- seem unappreciative
- unappreciative people
- so unappreciative
I hope if you are a woman in that position that you don't take what I'm saying wrong and think that I'm being bratty or unappreciative of my situation.
- I hope if you are a woman in that position that you don't take what I'm saying wrong and think that I'm being bratty or unappreciative of my situation.
- You can feel disloyal, unappreciative, or even feel guilty if you even have any negative feeling about them.
- I'm sure that I seem very selfish and that I seem ignorant of the pressures that you're under and unappreciative of them.
- Well it's also the fact that not only was he unappreciative of this gift, but he literally goes.
- There's a trend in Reddit stories where any story that has a a man like being unappreciative of someone cooking for them.
Examples
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She felt unappreciative of all the help her friends had given her during tough times.
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I don't mean to seem unappreciative.
Fiction book (1995) -
Oh, well, I guess all of us have a little of the unappreciative attitude in us.
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You know, you are so unappreciative.
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Will you see the child as unappreciative of your thoughtful gift?
Blog text (17) -
I didn't mean to be unappreciative of your efforts today; I was just trying to work through how it would work.
Blog text (24) -
I am not trying to come off as spoiled or unappreciative.
Blog text (17) -
Of course, now I am starting to sound like an unappreciative jerk who cannot take a compliment.
Blog text (21) -
The less time spent dealing with students who are ill-prepared, unappreciative, and disinterested, the more the faculty member experiences job satisfaction.
Academic text (1990) -
The skateboarder seemed equally unappreciative when Mrs. Babbidge flagged him down.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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Not showing thanks when someone gives or does something for you
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Not feeling grateful when someone helps you
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5.7
Not showing that you value someone's help or kindness
Antonyms
How Appreciative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unappreciative = appreciative (transparent) = un + appreciate + ive
The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'appreciative', forming a recognizable adjective.
Etymology
Unappreciative starts with un- meaning 'not' and the main part, appreciate, comes from an old root meaning 'to value', just like the everyday word price. So, someone unappreciative does not show they 'value' or are 'thankful' for something.