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title: misunderstood — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misunderstood» in the school dictionary: Misunderstood is the past of misunderstand: understood wrongly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misunderstood

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**Who acts:** Misunderstood, misunderstood person, I, Bats, She, He · **What happens:** be, understand, misunderstand, not understand, do, eat · **To what, where:** past, homework, wrong page, Bats, lots, rules

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Misunderstood is the past of misunderstand: understood wrongly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:m1:1
# text = Misunderstood is the past of misunderstand: understood wrongly.
1	Misunderstood	Misunderstood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	misunderstand	misunderstand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Misunderstood | the past |  |  |  | of misunderstand | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | participle |  | the past *not said here* |  |  |  | wrongly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 misunderstood person or thing is one people judge wrongly or do not really understand.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:m2:1
# text = A misunderstood person or thing is one people judge wrongly or do not really understand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	judge	judge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	really	really	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misunderstand** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | a misunderstood person or thing |  |  |  |  | judge, wrongly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **understand** | infinitive · do-support | a misunderstood person or thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I misunderstood the homework and did the wrong page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x1:1
# text = I misunderstood the homework and did the wrong page.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misunderstand** | past | I | the homework |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer homework=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past | I *not said here* | the wrong page |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bats are misunderstood animals; they eat lots of insects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x2:1
# text = Bats are misunderstood animals; they eat lots of insects.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	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 | **misunderstand** | present · passive |  | Bats |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | Bats *= bat* | lots of insects |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The giant in the story was lonely and misunderstood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x3:1
# text = The giant in the story was lonely and misunderstood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	csubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	lonely	lonely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | lonely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **misunderstand** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt misunderstood by her friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x4:1
# text = She felt misunderstood by her friends.
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	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **misunderstand** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by her friends | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had misunderstood the rules of the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x5:1
# text = He had misunderstood the rules of the game.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misunderstand** | past · perfect | He | the rules of the game |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Stimulus |
| 2 | **rule** |  | the game |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The message was misunderstood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x6:1
# text = The message was misunderstood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misunderstand** | past · passive |  | the message |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I do not wish to be misunderstood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misunderstood:x7:1
# text = I do not wish to be misunderstood.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wish** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **misunderstand** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V how S» |

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