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title: embarrassment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embarrassment» in the school dictionary: A feeling of being shy, silly or uncomfortable because of something you did or something that happened in front of others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embarrassment

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**Who acts:** you, person, face, I, my, She · **What happens:** be, do, happen, make, feel, go · **To what, where:** front, you, way, teacher, embarrassment, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of being shy, silly or uncomfortable because of something you did or something that happened in front of others.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:m1:1
# text = A feeling of being shy, silly or uncomfortable because of something you did or something that happened in front of others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	uncomfortable	uncomfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | because something | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **happen** | past |  |  |  | front of others |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in front=Location |

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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 person or thing that makes you feel this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:m2:1
# text = A person or thing that makes you feel this way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a person or thing | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* | this way |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My face went red with embarrassment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x1:1
# text = My face went red with embarrassment.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | My face |  |  |  |  | with embarrassment; red *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with embarrassment=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To my embarrassment, I called my teacher «Mum».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x2:1
# text = To my embarrassment, I called my teacher «Mum».
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | I | my teacher | my embarrassment |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Topic to embarrassment=Recipient |
| 2 | **embarrass** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hid her embarrassment by laughing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x3:1
# text = She hid her embarrassment by laughing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | She | her embarrassment |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **embarrass** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't tease people to cause them embarrassment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x4:1
# text = Don't tease people to cause them embarrassment.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	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** **tease** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 2 | **cause** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer they=Theme embarrassment=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Embarrassment is a feeling that soon goes away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x5:1
# text = Embarrassment is a feeling that soon goes away.
1	Embarrassment	embarrassment	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	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Embarrassment | a feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go away** | present | a feeling |  |  |  |  | away, soon *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burst ball was an embarrassment for the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x6:1
# text = The burst ball was an embarrassment for the team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burst	burst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	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 a** | past | the burst ball | a embarrassment |  |  |  | for the team | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By this time the princess had recovered from the first embarrassment of meeting, and proceeded to make her speech of welcome.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embarrassment:x7:1
# text = By this time the princess had recovered from the first embarrassment of meeting, and proceeded to make her speech of welcome.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	proceeded	proceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | past · perfect · passive |  | the princess |  | the first embarrassment of meeting | time |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from embarrassment=Source |
| 2 | **proceed** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | princess's speech of welcome |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset speech=Product |
| 4 | **embarrass** |  |  | meeting |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **speak** |  | princess | welcome |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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