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title: excruciating — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excruciating» in the school dictionary: Extremely painful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excruciating

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**Who acts:** you, pain, She, wait, It, Dad · **What happens:** bear, break, excruciate, have, dance, be · **To what, where:** it, excruciating toothache, party

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Extremely painful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:m1:1
# text = Extremely painful.
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terribly embarrassing, boring or awkward, so that you can hardly bear it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:m2:1
# text = Terribly embarrassing, boring or awkward, so that you can hardly bear it.
1	Terribly	terribly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | can | you | it |  |  |  | hardly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pain in his broken leg was excruciating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x1:1
# text = The pain in his broken leg was excruciating.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **excruciate** | past · progressive | the pain in pain's broken leg |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had an excruciating toothache all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x2:1
# text = She had an excruciating toothache all night.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	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	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	toothache	toothache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a excruciating toothache |  |  | night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toothache=Patient |
| 2 | **excruciate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wait for the test results was excruciating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x3:1
# text = The wait for the test results was excruciating.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wait	wait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excruciate** | past · progressive | the wait for the test results |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was excruciating when Dad danced at my party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x4:1
# text = It was excruciating when Dad danced at my party.
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	aux	_	_
3	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excruciate** | past · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dance** | past | Dad |  |  | my party |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at party=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The speech was so long and boring it was excruciating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x5:1
# text = The speech was so long and boring it was excruciating.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the speech |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the speech *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **excruciate** | past · progressive | speech |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stinging nettles can be painful, but a wasp sting can be excruciating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciating:x6:1
# text = Stinging nettles can be painful, but a wasp sting can be excruciating.
1	Stinging	sting	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	amod	_	_
2	nettles	nettle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	wasp	wasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux	_	_
13	excruciating	excruciate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sting** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | can | Stinging nettles |  |  |  |  | painful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **excruciate** | can · progressive | a wasp sting |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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