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title: animosity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «animosity» in the school dictionary: Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike or anger towards someone, often lasting a long time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# animosity

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**Who acts:** Animosity, old animosity, I, 's, argument, Peace talks · **What happens:** be, last, feel, let, leave, try · **To what, where:** strong feeling, animosity, 's, friends, lot, class

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«animosity» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [animosity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/animosity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike or anger towards someone, often lasting a long time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:m1:1
# text = Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike or anger towards someone, often lasting a long time.
1	Animosity	animosity	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	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dislike	dislike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Animosity | a strong feeling |  |  |  | of dislike towards someone or anger | tree rules |
| 2 | **last** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time | often *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was animosity between the two rival teams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x1:1
# text = There was animosity between the two rival teams.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	rival	rival	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | animosity between the two rival teams |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old animosity between the families lasted for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x2:1
# text = The old animosity between the families lasted for years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the old animosity between the families |  |  |  | year |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I feel no animosity towards you; let's be friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x3:1
# text = I feel no animosity towards you; let's be friends.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | I | no animosity |  |  |  | towards you | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animosity=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The argument left a lot of animosity in the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x4:1
# text = The argument left a lot of animosity in the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	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	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the argument | a lot of animosity |  | the class |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lot=Theme in class=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peace talks tried to end the animosity between the countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x5:1
# text = Peace talks tried to end the animosity between the countries.
1	Peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	talks	talk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | Peace talks |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **end** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Peace talks *not said here* | the animosity |  |  |  | between the countries | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality animosity=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two cats watched each other with open animosity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x6:1
# text = The two cats watched each other with open animosity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obj	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | the two cats | each |  |  |  | with open animosity | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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In fact, she carried her animosity to such an extent that it was often the cause of domestic disagreements between herself and Zeus, who espoused the cause of the Trojans.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:animosity:x7:1
# text = In fact, she carried her animosity to such an extent that it was often the cause of domestic disagreements between herself and Zeus, who espoused the cause of the Trojans.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	animosity	animosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	disagreements	disagreement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
21	between	between	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
27	espoused	espouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | she | her animosity |  | fact |  | to such extent | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent animosity=Theme to extent=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | past | animosity | the cause |  |  |  | of domestic disagreements between herself; often *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **espouse** | past | the cause | the cause of the Trojans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cause** |  |  | the Trojans |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

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