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title: disgusting — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disgusting» in the school dictionary: Disgusting means very unpleasant, making you feel sick or strongly dislike something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disgusting

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**Who acts:** Disgusting, you, bin, mouldy bread, Dropping, disgusting hair · **What happens:** mean, make, feel, dislike, describe, smell · **To what, where:** you, something, bad behaviour, litter, park, Eww · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disgusting means very unpleasant, making you feel sick or strongly dislike something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:m1:1
# text = Disgusting means very unpleasant, making you feel sick or strongly dislike something.
1	Disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	dislike	dislike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Disgusting |  |  |  |  | unpleasant *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | Disgusting *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **dislike** | infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disgusting can describe very bad or unfair behaviour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:m2:1
# text = Disgusting can describe very bad or unfair behaviour.
1	Disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **describe** | can |  | bad behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent behaviour=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bin smells disgusting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x1:1
# text = The bin smells disgusting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | the bin |  |  |  |  | disgusting *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That mouldy bread looks disgusting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x2:1
# text = That mouldy bread looks disgusting.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	mouldy	mouldy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | that mouldy bread |  |  |  |  | disgusting *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dropping litter in the park is disgusting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x3:1
# text = Dropping litter in the park is disgusting.
1	Dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | gerund |  | litter |  | the park |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent litter=Theme in park=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Dropping |  |  |  |  | disgusting *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eww, there's a disgusting hair in the bath!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x4:1
# text = Eww, there's a disgusting hair in the bath!
1	Eww	Eww	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a disgusting hair | Eww *not said here* |  | there |  | in the bath | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot eww=Theme in bath=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He thought broccoli was disgusting until he tried it roasted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x5:1
# text = He thought broccoli was disgusting until he tried it roasted.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | broccoli |  |  |  |  | disgusting *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | past | he | broccoli |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **roast** *not said to happen* | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is disgusting to treat animals cruelly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x6:1
# text = It is disgusting to treat animals cruelly.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	cruelly	cruelly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | disgusting *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive |  |  | animals |  |  | cruelly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond water was green and disgusting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x7:1
# text = The pond water was green and disgusting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the pond water |  |  |  |  | green *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the pond water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three days more and this unholy spell would have fallen from me, and now, who knows how long I may have to go about in this disgusting shape?

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disgusting:x8:1
# text = Three days more and this unholy spell would have fallen from me, and now, who knows how long I may have to go about in this disgusting shape?
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
6	unholy	unholy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	_
10	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	_
19	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
20	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	23	advmod	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	parataxis	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	xcomp	_	_
26	about	about	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	30	det	_	_
29	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would · perfect | this unholy spell |  |  |  |  | from me | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from i=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **know** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **have** | may | I |  |  |  | now | long *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **go about** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | this disgusting shape |  | about *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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