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title: displeased — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «displeased» in the school dictionary: Annoyed or unhappy about something someone has done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# displeased

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**Who acts:** someone, Mum, our, we, he, I · **What happens:** do, make, feel, displease, send away, see · **To what, where:** someone, teacher, king, jester, Mum, muddy floor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«displeased» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [displeased in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/displeased.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Annoyed or unhappy about something someone has done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:m1:1
# text = Annoyed or unhappy about something someone has done.
1	Annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · perfect | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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Usage: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made someone feel annoyed or unhappy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:m2:1
# text = Made someone feel annoyed or unhappy.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | annoyed *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher was displeased with our noisy behaviour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x1:1
# text = The teacher was displeased with our noisy behaviour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | the teacher |  |  |  | with our noisy behaviour | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king was displeased and sent the jester away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x2:1
# text = The king was displeased and sent the jester away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jester	jester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | the king |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **send away** | past |  | the jester |  |  |  | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jester=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum looked displeased when she saw the muddy floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x3:1
# text = Mum looked displeased when she saw the muddy floor.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | Mum |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **see** | past | Mum | the muddy floor |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer floor=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach was displeased at our late arrival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x4:1
# text = The coach was displeased at our late arrival.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | the coach |  | our late arrival |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat seemed displeased about its bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x5:1
# text = The cat seemed displeased about its bath.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | the cat |  |  |  | about cat's bath | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad was not displeased when we offered to wash the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x6:1
# text = Grandad was not displeased when we offered to wash the car.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **displease** | past · passive |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **offer** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wash** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | the car |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Princess," he said, "blame your beauty for my boldness if I have displeased you."

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displeased:x7:1
# text = "Princess," he said, "blame your beauty for my boldness if I have displeased you."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	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 | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **blame** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your beauty |  |  |  | for my boldness | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme for boldness=Attribute |
| 3 | **displease** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · perfect | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |

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