disappointment Who acts: Disappointment, you, something, that, our, film · What happens: be, get, hope, not happen, not be, expect · To what, where: sad feeling, thing, trip, big disappointment, disappointment, part
«disappointment» 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: disappointment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected.
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl advmod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obl aux advmod xcomp cc cop advmod advmod conj mark nsubj advcl punct root Disappointment NOUN is AUX the DET sad ADJ feeling NOUN you PRON get VERB when ADV something PRON you PRON hoped VERB for ADP does AUX not PART happen VERB or CCONJ is AUX not PART as ADV good ADJ as SCONJ you PRON expected VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 5 feeling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 feeling cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 feeling det 4 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling amod 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 get nsubj 7 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 feeling acl:relcl 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 happen advmod 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 happen nsubj 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 hoped nsubj 11 hoped hope VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 something acl:relcl 12 for for ADP _ 11 hoped obl 13 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 happen aux 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 happen advmod 15 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 get xcomp 16 or or CCONJ _ 20 good cc 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 good cop 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 good advmod 19 as as ADV _ 20 good advmod 20 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 7 get conj 21 as as SCONJ _ 23 expected mark 22 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 23 expected nsubj 23 expected expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 good advcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 feeling punct
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1 is a present Disappointment the sad feeling tree rules 2 get present you the sad feeling not said here tree rules 3 hope past you vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 not happen present · do-support something vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 not is present you not said here good property tree rules 6 expect past you vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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 A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj cop advmod advmod parataxis mark advcl punct root A DET disappointment NOUN is AUX a DET thing NOUN or CCONJ event NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART as ADV good ADJ as SCONJ hoped VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 disappointment det 2 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 5 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thing cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thing det 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 event cc 7 event event NOUN Number=Sing 5 thing conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 good nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 good cop 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 good advmod 11 as as ADV _ 12 good advmod 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thing parataxis 13 as as SCONJ _ 14 hoped mark 14 hoped hope VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 good advcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 thing punct
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1 is a present a disappointment a thing or event tree rules 2 not is present that good property tree rules 3 hope participle that not said here vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 1 To our disappointment, the trip was cancelled.
case nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root To ADP our PRON disappointment NOUN , PUNCT the DET trip NOUN was AUX cancelled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 3 disappointment case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 disappointment nmod:poss 3 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 8 cancelled obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 disappointment punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 trip det 6 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 8 cancelled nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 cancelled aux:pass 8 cancelled cancel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 cancelled punct
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1 cancel past · passive the trip to our disappointment tree rules 2 disappoint our nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The film was a big disappointment.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX a DET big ADJ disappointment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 disappointment nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 disappointment cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 disappointment det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 disappointment amod 6 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 disappointment punct
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1 is a past the film a big disappointment tree rules
Example 3 She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost.
nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl punct root She PRON tried VERB to PART hide VERB her PRON disappointment NOUN when SCONJ she PRON lost VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 hide mark 4 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 tried xcomp 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 disappointment nmod:poss 6 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 4 hide obj 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 lost mark 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 lost nsubj 9 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 hide advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past She vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 hide not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here her disappointment vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappointment=Patient 3 lose past she vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 disappoint her = she nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 He felt disappointment but kept practising.
nsubj obj cc conj xcomp punct root He PRON felt VERB disappointment NOUN but CCONJ kept VERB practising VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 4 but but CCONJ _ 5 kept cc 5 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt conj 6 practising practise VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 kept xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past He disappointment vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappointment=Theme 2 keep past He not said here tree rules 3 practise gerund He not said here tree rules
Example 5 The rainy holiday was a disappointment.
det amod nsubj cop det punct root The DET rainy ADJ holiday NOUN was AUX a DET disappointment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 holiday det 2 rainy rainy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 holiday amod 3 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 6 disappointment nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 disappointment cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 disappointment det 6 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 disappointment punct
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1 is a past the rainy holiday a disappointment tree rules
Example 6 Disappointment is part of life, and it passes.
nsubj cop case nmod punct cc nsubj acl:relcl punct root Disappointment NOUN is AUX part NOUN of ADP life NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON passes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part cop 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 life case 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 passes punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 passes cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 passes nsubj 9 passes pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 is a present Disappointment part of life tree rules 2 pass present Disappointment part not said here vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Trajectory
Example 7 Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out.
case fixed nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj:pass aux compound:prt punct root Much ADJ to ADP my PRON disappointment NOUN , PUNCT the DET shop NOUN had AUX sold VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Much much ADJ Degree=Pos 4 disappointment case 2 to to ADP _ 1 Much fixed 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 disappointment nmod:poss 4 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 9 sold obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 disappointment punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 shop det 7 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 9 sold nsubj:pass 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sold aux 9 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 out out ADP _ 9 sold compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 sold punct
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1 sell out past · perfect · passive the shop much my disappointment vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 disappoint my nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 We shared his disappointment after the final.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root We PRON shared VERB his PRON disappointment NOUN after ADP the DET final NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 shared nsubj 2 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 disappointment nmod:poss 4 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 2 shared obj 5 after after ADP _ 7 final case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 final det 7 final final NOUN Number=Sing 2 shared obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 shared punct
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1 share past We his disappointment after the final tree rules 2 disappoint his = he nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away.
det nsubj punct amod case nmod:poss obl punct advmod advmod punct root The DET crow NOUN , PUNCT furious ADJ at ADP his PRON disappointment NOUN , PUNCT flew VERB angrily ADV away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crow det 2 crow crow NOUN Number=Sing 9 flew nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 furious punct 4 furious furious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 crow amod 5 at at ADP _ 7 disappointment case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 disappointment nmod:poss 7 disappointment disappointment NOUN Number=Sing 4 furious obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 crow punct 9 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 angrily angrily ADV _ 11 away advmod 11 away away ADV _ 9 flew advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 flew punct
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1 fly past the crow away property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 disappoint crow nom disappointment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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