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title: humiliation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humiliation» in the school dictionary: Humiliation is the very bad, hot feeling of shame you get when someone makes you look stupid or weak in front of others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humiliation

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**Who acts:** Humiliation, you, someone, event, Bullies, She · **What happens:** be, get, make, look, feel, lose · **To what, where:** bad hot feeling, you, event, someone, public, humiliation

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humiliation is the very bad, hot feeling of shame you get when someone makes you look stupid or weak in front of others.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:m1:1
# text = Humiliation is the very bad, hot feeling of shame you get when someone makes you look stupid or weak in front of others.
1	Humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
15	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Humiliation | the bad hot feeling |  |  |  | of shame | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **make** | present | someone | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | stupid *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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A humiliation is an event that makes someone feel like this, such as losing badly in public.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:m2:1
# text = A humiliation is an event that makes someone feel like this, such as losing badly in public.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
16	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 humiliation | a event |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a event | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like this | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like this=Theme |
| 4 | **lose** | gerund | a event *not said here* |  |  | public |  | badly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in public=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bullies sometimes try to cause humiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x1:1
# text = Bullies sometimes try to cause humiliation.
1	Bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | Bullies |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cause** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Bullies *not said here* | humiliation |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition humiliation=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt the humiliation of falling over on stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x2:1
# text = She felt the humiliation of falling over on stage.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	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	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | the humiliation |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent humiliation=Theme |
| 2 | **fall over** | gerund | the humiliation *not said here* |  |  | stage |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on stage=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Losing ten–nil was a humiliation for the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x3:1
# text = Losing ten–nil was a humiliation for the team.
1	Losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	nil	nil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  | ten nil |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nil=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Losing | a humiliation |  |  |  | for the team | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never laugh at someone to cause them humiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x4:1
# text = Never laugh at someone to cause them humiliation.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | someone |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cause** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer they=Theme humiliation=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His face went red with humiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x5:1
# text = His face went red with humiliation.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|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	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Public humiliation can hurt as much as a punch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x6:1
# text = Public humiliation can hurt as much as a punch.
1	Public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | Public humiliation | much |  |  |  | as a punch | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is about a girl who overcomes humiliation and becomes brave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x7:1
# text = The story is about a girl who overcomes humiliation and becomes brave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	overcomes	overcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | about a girl | tree rules |
| 2 | **overcome** | present | a girl | humiliation |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot humiliation=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being kind after a mistake helps someone recover from humiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x8:1
# text = Being kind after a mistake helps someone recover from humiliation.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	csubj	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after a mistake | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **recover** | infinitive | someone |  |  | humiliation |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from humiliation=Source |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This was humiliation enough, but the most horrible moment was the one in which the two poor creatures felt their tails appear.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humiliation:x9:1
# text = This was humiliation enough, but the most horrible moment was the one in which the two poor creatures felt their tails appear.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	humiliation	humiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	9	advmod	_	_
9	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
18	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | this humiliation |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the horrible moment | the one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | past | the two poor creatures | creatures's tails |  |  |  | in the one | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tail=Theme in which=Location |
| 4 | **appear** | present | this humiliation |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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