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title: dismissive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dismissive» in the school dictionary: Showing that you think something or someone is not important or not worth your attention. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dismissive

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**Who acts:** you, Showing, your, way, person, He · **What happens:** show, think, not be, attend, ignore, say · **To what, where:** something, attention, dismissive wave, plan, team, dismissive voice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Showing that you think something or someone is not important or not worth your attention.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:m1:1
# text = Showing that you think something or someone is not important or not worth your attention.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | Showing |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **be** |  | Showing *not said here* | your attention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **attend** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 -->
Rude in a way that ignores what another person says or feels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:m2:1
# text = Rude in a way that ignores what another person says or feels.
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | another person |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 3 | **feel** | present | another person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a dismissive wave and walked off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x1:1
# text = He gave a dismissive wave and walked off.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a dismissive wave |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |
| 2 | **walk off** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was dismissive of my plan before hearing it all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x2:1
# text = She was dismissive of my plan before hearing it all.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | of my plan; dismissive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | gerund | my plan *not said here* | plan |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **plan** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Don't be dismissive when a friend says they're sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x3:1
# text = Don't be dismissive when a friend says they're sad.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | dismissive *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The coach's dismissive reply upset the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x4:1
# text = The coach's dismissive reply upset the team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	upset	upset	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **upset** | past | the coach's dismissive reply | the team |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus team=Experiencer |
| 2 | **reply** |  | the coach |  |  |  |  |  | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«Whatever,» she said in a dismissive voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x5:1
# text = «Whatever,» she said in a dismissive voice.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  | a dismissive voice |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in voice=Manner |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being dismissive can make people stop sharing their ideas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismissive:x6:1
# text = Being dismissive can make people stop sharing their ideas.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	dismissive	dismissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | dismissive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | can |  | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **share** | gerund | people *not said here* | people's ideas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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