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title: disapproval — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disapproval» in the school dictionary: The feeling that something or someone is bad, wrong or not acceptable. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disapproval

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**Who acts:** something, Mrs, Grandma, murmur, face, plan · **What happens:** be, not be, show, shake, tut, put · **To what, where:** feeling, head, disapproval, Grandma, feet, table

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«disapproval» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [disapproval in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disapproval.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feeling that something or someone is bad, wrong or not acceptable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:m1:1
# text = The feeling that something or someone is bad, wrong or not acceptable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something | the feeling *not said here* |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Showing this feeling by a look, a word or a sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:m2:1
# text = Showing this feeling by a look, a word or a sound.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | this feeling |  |  |  | by a look and a word or a sound | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs Patel shook her head in disapproval.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x1:1
# text = Mrs Patel shook her head in disapproval.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | Mrs | Mrs's head |  | disapproval |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent head=Theme in disapproval=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma tutted in disapproval when I put my feet on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x2:1
# text = Grandma tutted in disapproval when I put my feet on the table.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	tutted	tut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tut** | participle |  | Grandma *not said here* |  | disapproval |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | past | Grandma | my feet |  | the table |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent foot=Theme on table=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x3:1
# text = There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	murmur	murmur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a murmur of disapproval from the crowd |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **murmur** |  |  | disapproval from the crowd |  |  |  |  | nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach's face showed his disapproval.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x4:1
# text = The coach's face showed his disapproval.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the coach's face | face's disapproval |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent disapproval=Recipient |
| 2 | **disapprove** |  | face |  |  |  |  |  | nom disapproval «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plan met with disapproval from the parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x5:1
# text = The plan met with disapproval from the parents.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the plan |  |  |  |  | with disapproval; from the parents | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with disapproval=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave the noisy boys a look of disapproval.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x6:1
# text = She gave the noisy boys a look of disapproval.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a look of disapproval | the noisy boys |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient look=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat stared at the wet dog with clear disapproval.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x7:1
# text = The cat stared at the wet dog with clear disapproval.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stared	stare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **stare** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | at the wet dog with clear disapproval | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at dog=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the morning as they sat at breakfast four clerics were announced, and when they entered the king looked on them with stern disapproval.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disapproval:x8:1
# text = In the morning as they sat at breakfast four clerics were announced, and when they entered the king looked on them with stern disapproval.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	clerics	cleric	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	stern	stern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	disapproval	disapproval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | they |  |  | breakfast | morning |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at breakfast=Location |
| 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | four clerics |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **enter** | past | clerics *= cleric* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | on clerics *= cleric*; with stern disapproval | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on they=Theme |

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