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title: disgrace — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disgrace» in the school dictionary: Disgrace is losing other people's respect because you did something very bad or shameful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disgrace

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**Who acts:** Disgrace, you, other people, mess, bedroom, cheating · **What happens:** lose, do, respect, be, disgrace, mean · **To what, where:** respect, something, someone, shame, disgrace, He · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«disgrace» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [disgrace in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disgrace.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disgrace is losing other people's respect because you did something very bad or shameful.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:m1:1
# text = Disgrace is losing other people's respect because you did something very bad or shameful.
1	Disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · progressive | Disgrace | other people's respect |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** | past | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **respect** |  | other people |  |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 disgrace is something or someone so bad that it is shocking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:m2:1
# text = A disgrace is something or someone so bad that it is shocking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	shocking	shocking	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a disgrace | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | disgrace |  |  |  |  | shocking *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"This mess is a disgrace!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:m2e:1
# text = "This mess is a disgrace!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | this mess | a disgrace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To disgrace someone means to bring shame on them, such as your family or school.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:m3:1
# text = To disgrace someone means to bring shame on them, such as your family or school.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disgrace	disgrace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disgrace** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bring** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | shame |  |  |  | on them *= they*; such your family or school | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent shame=Theme on they=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your bedroom is a disgrace!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x1:1
# text = Your bedroom is a disgrace!
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bedroom	bedroom	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	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your bedroom | a disgrace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was sent home in disgrace after the fight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x2:1
# text = He was sent home in disgrace after the fight.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | He |  | disgrace | after the fight | home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in disgrace=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheating brought disgrace on the whole team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x3:1
# text = The cheating brought disgrace on the whole team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	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	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the cheating | disgrace |  | the whole team |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent disgrace=Theme on team=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a disgrace that the park is full of litter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x4:1
# text = It's a disgrace that the park is full of litter.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a disgrace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the park |  |  |  |  | of litter; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She didn't want to disgrace her family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x5:1
# text = She didn't want to disgrace her family.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	disgrace	disgrace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **disgrace** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her family |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The disgraced minister left her job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x6:1
# text = The disgraced minister left her job.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	disgraced	disgrace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disgrace** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the disgraced minister | minister's job |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 3 | **job** |  | minister |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the disgrace, he worked hard to earn back their trust.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x7:1
# text = After the disgrace, he worked hard to earn back their trust.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	earn	earn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | he |  |  |  | after the disgrace | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **earn back** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | their trust |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Theme |
| 3 | **trust** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grown-ups and children sneered and hooted at Iktomi's disgrace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgrace:x8:1
# text = Grown-ups and children sneered and hooted at Iktomi's disgrace.
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	sneered	sneer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hooted	hoot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sneer** | participle | Grown ups and children |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hoot** | participle | Grown ups and children *not said here* |  |  | Iktomi's disgrace |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at disgrace=Location |
| 4 | **disgrace** |  | Iktomi |  |  |  |  |  | nom disgrace «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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