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title: disorder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disorder» in the school dictionary: An untidy state where things are not in order; a mess. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# disorder

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**Who acts:** untidy state, Trouble, mind, classroom, Police, Asthma · **What happens:** not be, fight, stop, work, eat, condition · **To what, where:** order, mind, body, complete disorder, disorder, street

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An untidy state where things are not in order; a mess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:m1:1
# text = An untidy state where things are not in order; a mess.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	untidy	untidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a untidy state |  |  | order and a mess |  |  | tree rules |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trouble or fighting among a group of people in public: «public disorder».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:m2:1
# text = Trouble or fighting among a group of people in public: «public disorder».
1	Trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | gerund | Trouble |  |  |  |  | among a group of people in public | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An illness or condition of the body or mind that stops it working normally: «a sleep disorder», «an eating disorder».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:m3:1
# text = An illness or condition of the body or mind that stops it working normally: «a sleep disorder», «an eating disorder».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
14	normally	normally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	25	amod	_	_
25	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | mind | mind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | mind *not said here* |  |  |  |  | normally *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **eat** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **condition** |  |  | the body |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The classroom was in complete disorder after the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x1:1
# text = The classroom was in complete disorder after the party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the classroom |  |  | complete disorder | after the party |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police arrived to stop the disorder in the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x2:1
# text = Police arrived to stop the disorder in the street.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | Police |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Police *not said here* | the disorder |  | the street |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality disorder=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asthma is a disorder of the lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x3:1
# text = Asthma is a disorder of the lungs.
1	Asthma	asthma	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	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Asthma | a disorder |  |  |  | of the lungs | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a sleep disorder and often wakes at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x4:1
# text = She has a sleep disorder and often wakes at night.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a sleep disorder |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disorder=Patient |
| 2 | **wake** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  | night | often *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His papers were scattered in disorder on the desk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x5:1
# text = His papers were scattered in disorder on the desk.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scattered	scatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scatter** | past · passive |  | His papers |  | disorder |  | on the desk | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in disorder=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some disorders can be treated with medicine and therapy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x6:1
# text = Some disorders can be treated with medicine and therapy.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	disorders	disorder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | can · passive |  | some disorders |  |  |  | with medicine and therapy | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with medicine=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the nearer he came the more blood and disorder he found about the rooms.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disorder:x7:1
# text = And the nearer he came the more blood and disorder he found about the rooms.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | he | the more blood and disorder |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location blood=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past | he | disorder *not said here* |  |  |  | about the rooms | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disorder=Topic |

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