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title: wickedness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wickedness» in the school dictionary: Wickedness is being very bad, cruel or evil. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wickedness

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**Who acts:** Wickedness, story, Bible, Hurting, vicar, king · **What happens:** be, mean, do, punish, see, hurt · **To what, where:** sin, evil, wickedness, good beating wickedness, great wickedness, earth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wickedness is being very bad, cruel or evil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:m1:1
# text = Wickedness is being very bad, cruel or evil.
1	Wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wickedness |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Wickedness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Wickedness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible and church, wickedness means sin and doing evil against God and other people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:m2:1
# text = In the Bible and church, wickedness means sin and doing evil against God and other people.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | wickedness | sin |  |  |  | in the Bible and church | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot sin=Theme in bible=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | wickedness *not said here* | evil |  |  |  | against God and other people | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witch's wickedness was finally punished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x1:1
# text = The witch's wickedness was finally punished.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | past · passive |  | the witch's wickedness |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is about good beating wickedness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x2:1
# text = The story is about good beating wickedness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	beating	beating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the story | good beating wickedness |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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(Bible) In the story of Noah, God saw great wickedness on the earth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x3:1
# text = (Bible) In the story of Noah, God saw great wickedness on the earth.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Bible in the story of Noah and God | great wickedness |  | the earth |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wickedness=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Hurting animals for fun is pure wickedness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x4:1
# text = Hurting animals for fun is pure wickedness.
1	Hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | gerund |  | animals |  |  |  | for fun | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer animal=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Hurting | pure wickedness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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(church) The vicar spoke about turning away from wickedness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x5:1
# text = (church) The vicar spoke about turning away from wickedness.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the vicar |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **turn away** | gerund | the vicar *not said here* |  |  | wickedness |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from wickedness=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The king was famous for his cruelty and wickedness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x6:1
# text = The king was famous for his cruelty and wickedness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	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** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | for king's cruelty and wickedness; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A great boy, out of wickedness, had eaten her up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wickedness:x7:1
# text = A great boy, out of wickedness, had eaten her up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat up** | past · perfect | a great boy | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

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