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title: anger — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anger» in the school dictionary: Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anger

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**Who acts:** Anger, you, something, She, someone, her · **What happens:** be, have, think, make, want, shout · **To what, where:** strong feeling, you, them, anger, model, normal feeling · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«anger» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [anger in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anger.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:m1:1
# text = Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit.
1	Anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	xcomp	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anger | the strong feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | the strong feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **make** | can |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **want** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 9 | **shout** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **hit** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To anger someone means to make them angry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:m2:1
# text = To anger someone means to make them angry.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | anger |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | anger *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt anger when someone broke her model.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x1:1
# text = She felt anger when someone broke her model.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | anger |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | past | someone | her model |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer model=Patient |
| 3 | **model** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Count to ten when you feel anger rising.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x2:1
# text = Count to ten when you feel anger rising.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to ten | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ten=Experiencer |
| 2 | **feel** | present | you | anger |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme |
| 3 | **rise** | gerund | anger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shouted in anger, then said sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x3:1
# text = He shouted in anger, then said sorry.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  | anger |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anger is a normal feeling, but hitting is not okay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x4:1
# text = Anger is a normal feeling, but hitting is not okay.
1	Anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anger | a normal feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His face went red with anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x5:1
# text = His face went red with anger.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | His face |  |  |  |  | with anger; red *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with anger=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking to someone can help with anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x6:1
# text = Talking to someone can help with anger.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **help** | can | Talking |  |  |  |  | with anger | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with anger=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unfair rule angered the whole class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x7:1
# text = The unfair rule angered the whole class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	angered	anger	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anger** | past | the unfair rule | the whole class |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take deep breaths to calm your anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x8:1
# text = Take deep breaths to calm your anger.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breaths	breath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | deep breaths |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your anger |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus anger=Experiencer |
| 3 | **anger** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lion felt a flash of anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anger:x9:1
# text = The Lion felt a flash of anger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the Lion | a flash of anger |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flash=Theme |
| 2 | **flash** |  | anger |  |  |  |  |  | nom flash «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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