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title: insensitive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insensitive» in the school dictionary: Not noticing or caring about other people's feelings; saying or doing hurtful things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insensitive

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**Who acts:** Laughing, It, fish, old scales, I, that · **What happens:** not notice, care, say, do, feel, react · **To what, where:** hurtful things, haircut, front, boy, insensitive thing, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not noticing or caring about other people's feelings; saying or doing hurtful things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:m1:1
# text = Not noticing or caring about other people's feelings; saying or doing hurtful things.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	caring	care	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
14	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **care** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about other people's feelings | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about feeling=Stimulus |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | gerund |  | hurtful things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Not able to feel or react to something: insensitive to pain, insensitive to light.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:m2:1
# text = Not able to feel or react to something: insensitive to pain, insensitive to light.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	react	react	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **react** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to something | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughing at her haircut was insensitive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x1:1
# text = Laughing at her haircut was insensitive.
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  | her haircut |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Laughing |  |  |  |  | insensitive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was insensitive to talk about the party in front of the boy who wasn't invited.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x2:1
# text = It was insensitive to talk about the party in front of the boy who wasn't invited.
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	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | insensitive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | front of the boy |  | about the party | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about party=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **invite** | past · passive |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some fish are insensitive to cold water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x3:1
# text = Some fish are insensitive to cold water.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	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 | **is** | present | some fish |  |  |  |  | to cold water; insensitive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old scales were insensitive to tiny weights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x4:1
# text = The old scales were insensitive to tiny weights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	scales	scale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old scales |  |  |  |  | to tiny weights; insensitive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm sorry; that was an insensitive thing to say.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x5:1
# text = I'm sorry; that was an insensitive thing to say.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | that | a insensitive thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being insensitive to pain can be dangerous, because pain warns us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insensitive:x6:1
# text = Being insensitive to pain can be dangerous, because pain warns us.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	insensitive	insensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	csubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to pain; insensitive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | can |  |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | pain |  | us |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

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