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title: discomfiture — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discomfiture» in the school dictionary: A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discomfiture

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**Who acts:** someone, plan, everyone, his, She, teacher · **What happens:** be, make, look, fail, laugh, discomfit · **To what, where:** discomfiture, mistake, note, audience cheer

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«discomfiture» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [discomfiture in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discomfiture.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:m1:1
# text = A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unease	unease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | confused *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | foolish *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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}

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Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Defeat or failure of a plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:m2:1
# text = Defeat or failure of a plan.
1	Defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** |  | a plan |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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To his discomfiture, everyone laughed at his mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x1:1
# text = To his discomfiture, everyone laughed at his mistake.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | everyone |  | his discomfiture | his mistake |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to discomfiture=Recipient |
| 2 | **discomfit** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **mistake** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She could not hide her discomfiture when the teacher read her note aloud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x2:1
# text = She could not hide her discomfiture when the teacher read her note aloud.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hide** | could | She | her discomfiture |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discomfiture=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | past | the teacher | teacher's note |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Topic |
| 3 | **discomfit** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **note** |  | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Much to the bully's discomfiture, nobody joined in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x3:1
# text = Much to the bully's discomfiture, nobody joined in.
1	Much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
9	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join in** | past | nobody |  |  |  |  | much the bully's discomfiture | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **discomfit** |  | the bully |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The villain's discomfiture made the audience cheer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x4:1
# text = The villain's discomfiture made the audience cheer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cheer	cheer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the villain's discomfiture | the audience cheer |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cheer=Product |
| 2 | **discomfit** |  | the villain |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He blushed red with discomfiture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x5:1
# text = He blushed red with discomfiture.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blushed	blush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blush** | past | He |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The spelling bee winner enjoyed her rival's discomfiture a little too much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfiture:x6:1
# text = The spelling bee winner enjoyed her rival's discomfiture a little too much.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	enjoyed	enjoy	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	rival	rival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | the bee winner | winner's rival's discomfiture |  |  |  | a little *obl:unmarked* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer discomfiture=Stimulus |
| 2 | **discomfit** |  | winner's rival |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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