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title: discredit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discredit» in the school dictionary: Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discredit

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**Who acts:** you, someone, It, lies, Her · **What happens:** bring, make, stop, believe, be, discredit · **To what, where:** shame, people, discredit, her, front, friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«discredit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [discredit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discredit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

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Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discredit:m1:1
# text = Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame.
1	Loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present |  | shame |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent shame=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make people stop believing that someone or something is good or true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discredit:m2:1
# text = To make people stop believing that someone or something is good or true.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |
| 2 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **believe** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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It was a discredit to the whole family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discredit:x1:1
# text = It was a discredit to the whole family.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	discredit	discredit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	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** | past | It | a discredit |  |  |  | to the whole family | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her lies discredited her in front of the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discredit:x2:1
# text = Her lies discredited her in front of the class.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	discredited	discredit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discredit** | past | Her lies | her *= she* |  | front of the class |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Do not discredit your friend by spreading rumours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discredit:x3:1
# text = Do not discredit your friend by spreading rumours.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	discredit	discredit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	rumours	rumour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **discredit** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spread** | gerund | you *not said here* | rumours |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rumour=Theme |

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