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title: obscenity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «obscenity» in the school dictionary: A very rude or offensive word, especially a swear word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# obscenity

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**Who acts:** War, angry driver, referee, newspaper, people, wasting · **What happens:** be, shout, not allow, send off, use, say · **To what, where:** obscenity, obscenities, window, school playground, player, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«obscenity» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [obscenity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obscenity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very rude or offensive word, especially a swear word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:m1:1
# text = A very rude or offensive word, especially a swear word.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	offensive	offensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	swear	swear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something shockingly offensive or rude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:m2:1
# text = Something shockingly offensive or rude.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	shockingly	shockingly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	offensive	offensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something morally shocking or wrong, as in "War is an obscenity" or "the obscenity of hunger in a rich world".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:m3:1
# text = Something morally shocking or wrong, as in "War is an obscenity" or "the obscenity of hunger in a rich world".
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	shocking	shocking	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	War	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	obscenity	obscenity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	obscenity	obscenity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | War |  |  | a obscenity |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The angry driver shouted obscenities out of the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x1:1
# text = The angry driver shouted obscenities out of the window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	obscenities	obscenity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the angry driver | obscenities |  | the window |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obscenity=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Obscenities are not allowed in the school playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x2:1
# text = Obscenities are not allowed in the school playground.
1	Obscenities	obscenity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Obscenities |  | the school playground |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The referee sent off the player for using an obscenity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x3:1
# text = The referee sent off the player for using an obscenity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	obscenity	obscenity	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 | **send off** | participle | the referee *not said here* | the player |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | the referee *not said here* | a obscenity |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obscenity=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper said wasting food while people starve is an obscenity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x4:1
# text = The newspaper said wasting food while people starve is an obscenity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	csubj	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	starve	starve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	obscenity	obscenity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the newspaper |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **waste** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 3 | **starve** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | wasting | a obscenity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The graffiti was full of obscenities, so the council cleaned it off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x5:1
# text = The graffiti was full of obscenities, so the council cleaned it off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	graffiti	graffiti	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	obscenities	obscenity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the graffiti |  |  |  |  | of obscenities; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean off** | past | the council | graffiti |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people think huge bonuses are an obscenity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obscenity:x6:1
# text = Some people think huge bonuses are an obscenity.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bonuses	bonus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	obscenity	obscenity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | huge bonuses | a obscenity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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