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title: embarrassing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embarrassing» in the school dictionary: Embarrassing describes something that makes you feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embarrassing

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**Who acts:** you, It, I, Mum, embarrassing moment, That · **What happens:** describe, make, feel, be, slip, wear · **To what, where:** something, you, odd socks, embarrassing story, embarrassing photos, lines · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«embarrassing» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [embarrassing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embarrassing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Embarrassing describes something that makes you feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of other people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:m1:1
# text = Embarrassing describes something that makes you feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of other people.
1	Embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	uncomfortable	uncomfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was embarrassing when I slipped in the lunch hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x1:1
# text = It was embarrassing when I slipped in the lunch hall.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	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 | It |  |  |  |  | embarrassing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **slip** | past | I |  |  |  |  | in the lunch hall | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in hall=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How embarrassing — I wore odd socks!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x2:1
# text = How embarrassing — I wore odd socks!
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | I | odd socks |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sock=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum told an embarrassing story about me as a baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x3:1
# text = Mum told an embarrassing story about me as a baby.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | a embarrassing story |  |  |  | about me; as a baby | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent story=Recipient about i=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't share embarrassing photos of friends online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x4:1
# text = Don't share embarrassing photos of friends online.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	online	online	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | embarrassing photos of friends |  |  |  | online *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My most embarrassing moment was forgetting my lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x5:1
# text = My most embarrassing moment was forgetting my lines.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	_
3	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	forgetting	forget	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	lines	line	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 | **forget** | past · progressive | My embarrassing moment | my lines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's embarrassing to sing in front of the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x6:1
# text = It's embarrassing to sing in front of the class.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	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** | present | It |  |  |  |  | embarrassing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | front of the class |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in front=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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That was embarrassing for the whole team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x7:1
# text = That was embarrassing for the whole team.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	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** | past | That |  |  |  |  | for the whole team; embarrassing *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Forgetting someone's name can be embarrassing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x8:1
# text = Forgetting someone's name can be embarrassing.
1	Forgetting	forget	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	embarrassing	embarrassing	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 | **forget** | gerund |  | someone's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | can | Forgetting |  |  |  |  | embarrassing *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **name** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's offer was naturally rather embarrassing to the Princess Badoura.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassing:x9:1
# text = The king's offer was naturally rather embarrassing to the Princess Badoura.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	naturally	naturally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Badoura	Badoura	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king's offer |  |  |  |  | to the Princess Badoura; embarrassing, naturally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **offer** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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