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title: disappointment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disappointment» in the school dictionary: Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disappointment

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**Who acts:** Disappointment, you, something, that, our, film · **What happens:** be, get, hope, not happen, not be, expect · **To what, where:** sad feeling, thing, trip, big disappointment, disappointment, part

<!-- .vabout -->
«disappointment» 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: [disappointment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disappointment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:m1:1
# text = Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected.
1	Disappointment	disappointment	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	sad	sad	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	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	_
13	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	as	as	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
21	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	expected	expect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Disappointment | the sad feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | you | the sad feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hope** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **not** **happen** | present · do-support | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **is** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **expect** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:m2:1
# text = A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hoped	hope	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a disappointment | a thing or event |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hope** | participle | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To our disappointment, the trip was cancelled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x1:1
# text = To our disappointment, the trip was cancelled.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the trip |  |  |  | to our disappointment | tree rules |
| 2 | **disappoint** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was a big disappointment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x2:1
# text = The film was a big disappointment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the film | a big disappointment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x3:1
# text = She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her disappointment |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappointment=Patient |
| 3 | **lose** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **disappoint** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt disappointment but kept practising.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x4:1
# text = He felt disappointment but kept practising.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	practising	practise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He | disappointment |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappointment=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **practise** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rainy holiday was a disappointment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x5:1
# text = The rainy holiday was a disappointment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the rainy holiday | a disappointment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disappointment is part of life, and it passes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x6:1
# text = Disappointment is part of life, and it passes.
1	Disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Disappointment | part |  |  |  | of life | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | present | Disappointment | part *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x7:1
# text = Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out.
1	Much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell out** | past · perfect · passive |  | the shop |  |  |  | much my disappointment | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **disappoint** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We shared his disappointment after the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x8:1
# text = We shared his disappointment after the final.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | We | his disappointment |  |  | after the final |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **disappoint** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappointment:x9:1
# text = The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crow	crow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | the crow |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **disappoint** |  | crow |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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