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title: discomfort — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discomfort» in the school dictionary: Discomfort is a feeling of mild pain or not feeling comfortable in your body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discomfort

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**Who acts:** Discomfort, injection, He, Tight shoes, you, She · **What happens:** be, not feel, cause, shift, walk, feel · **To what, where:** feeling, little discomfort, seat, discomfort, nurse, great discomfort · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«discomfort» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [discomfort in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discomfort.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Discomfort is a feeling of mild pain or not feeling comfortable in your body.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:m1:1
# text = Discomfort is a feeling of mild pain or not feeling comfortable in your body.
1	Discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
11	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Discomfort | a feeling |  |  |  | of mild pain | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **feel** | gerund | Discomfort *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in your body; comfortable *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in body=Attribute |

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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 -->
Discomfort is a feeling of worry or embarrassment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:m2:1
# text = Discomfort is a feeling of worry or embarrassment.
1	Discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Discomfort | a feeling |  |  |  | of worry or embarrassment | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The injection may cause a little discomfort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x1:1
# text = The injection may cause a little discomfort.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | may | the injection | a little discomfort |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition discomfort=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He shifted in his seat in discomfort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x2:1
# text = He shifted in his seat in discomfort.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shifted	shift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shift** | past | He |  |  | his seat |  | in discomfort | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tight shoes cause discomfort when you walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x3:1
# text = Tight shoes cause discomfort when you walk.
1	Tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Tight shoes | discomfort |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition discomfort=Patient |
| 2 | **walk** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt discomfort when everyone stared at her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x4:1
# text = She felt discomfort when everyone stared at her.
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	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stared	stare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | discomfort |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discomfort=Theme |
| 2 | **stare** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | at her *= she* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at she=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell the nurse if you feel any discomfort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x5:1
# text = Tell the nurse if you feel any discomfort.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
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	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the nurse |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nurse=Recipient |
| 2 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | any discomfort |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discomfort=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heat caused great discomfort to the animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x6:1
# text = The heat caused great discomfort to the animals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	animals	animal	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 | **cause** | past | the heat | great discomfort |  |  |  | to the animals | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition discomfort=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discomfort:x7:1
# text = So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	groaning	groan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	moaning	moan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc:preconj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | he |  |  | the discomfort inside him; there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **groan** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **moan** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **escape** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  | the basket |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from basket=Initial\_Location |

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