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title: disparagement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disparagement» in the school dictionary: Disparagement is saying that someone or something is not good or not important, in an unkind or scornful way; putting it down. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disparagement

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**Who acts:** Disparagement, someone, coach, Her, review, critic · **What happens:** say, not be, put down, be, speak, hurt · **To what, where:** Disparagement, one remark, feelings, painting, opponents · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disparagement is saying that someone or something is not good or not important, in an unkind or scornful way; putting it down.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:m1:1
# text = Disparagement is saying that someone or something is not good or not important, in an unkind or scornful way; putting it down.
1	Disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	something	something	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	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
17	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	scornful	scornful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
22	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	down	down	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Disparagement |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **put down** | gerund |  | Disparagement |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

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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 -->
A disparagement is one remark like that.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:m2:1
# text = A disparagement is one remark like that.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nmod	_	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 a** | present | a disparagement | one remark |  |  |  | like that | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The rival team's coach spoke with disparagement about our players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x1:1
# text = The rival team's coach spoke with disparagement about our players.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rival	rival	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the rival team's coach |  |  |  |  | with disparagement about our players | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with disparagement=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her disparagement of his painting hurt his feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x2:1
# text = Her disparagement of his painting hurt his feelings.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **hurt** | past | Her disparagement of disparagement's painting | disparagement's feelings |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |
| 2 | **disparage** |  | Her *= she* | disparagement's painting |  |  |  |  | nom disparagement «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The critic's review was full of disparagement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x3:1
# text = The critic's review was full of disparagement.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the critic's review |  |  |  |  | of disparagement; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **review** |  | the critic |  |  |  |  |  | nom review «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«Only a little school play,» he said, with a hint of disparagement.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x4:1
# text = «Only a little school play,» he said, with a hint of disparagement.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hint** |  | disparagement |  |  |  |  |  | nom hint «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Good sports players avoid the disparagement of their opponents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x5:1
# text = Good sports players avoid the disparagement of their opponents.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	opponents	opponent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | present | Good sports players | the disparagement of players's opponents |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent disparagement=Location |
| 2 | **disparage** |  |  | players's opponents |  |  |  |  | nom disparagement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She ignored the disparagement and kept practising.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disparagement:x6:1
# text = She ignored the disparagement and kept practising.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	disparagement	disparagement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	practising	practise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | She | the disparagement |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disparagement=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **practise** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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