discredit
Who acts: you, someone, It, lies, Her · What happens: bring, make, stop, believe, be, discredit · To what, where: shame, people, discredit, her, front, friend · Speech: someone speaks here
«discredit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: discredit in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loss | loss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 something | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 name | case |
| 3 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 name | amod |
| 4 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Loss | nmod |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 respect | cc |
| 6 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 name | conj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 something | punct |
| 8 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | root | root |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 brings | nsubj |
| 10 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 something | acl:relcl |
| 11 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 something | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | present | shame | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent shame=Theme |
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
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To make people stop believing that someone or something is good or true.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 make | mark |
| 2 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 stop | advcl |
| 3 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 make | obj |
| 4 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | believing | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 stop | xcomp |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 good | mark |
| 7 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 good | nsubj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 something | cc |
| 9 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 someone | conj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 good | cop |
| 11 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 believing | ccomp |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 true | cc |
| 13 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 good | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | to-infinitive | you not said here | people | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product | ||||
| 2 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | believe | gerund | you not said here | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | is | present | someone | good property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | be | someone not said here | tree rules |
Example 1
It was a discredit to the whole family.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 discredit | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 discredit | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 discredit | det |
| 4 | discredit | discredit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 family | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 family | det |
| 7 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 family | amod |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 discredit | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 discredit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a discredit | to the whole family | tree rules |
Example 2
Her lies discredited her in front of the class.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 lies | nmod:poss |
| 2 | lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 discredited | nsubj |
| 3 | discredited | discredit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 discredited | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 front | case |
| 6 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 discredited | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 class | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 class | det |
| 9 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 front | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 discredited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discredit | past | Her lies | her = she | front of the class | tree rules | |||
| 2 | lie | Her = she | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
Do not discredit your friend by spreading rumours.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 discredit | aux |
| 2 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 discredit | advmod |
| 3 | discredit | discredit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 friend | nmod:poss |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 discredit | obj |
| 6 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 7 spreading | mark |
| 7 | spreading | spread | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 discredit | advcl |
| 8 | rumours | rumour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 spreading | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 discredit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not discredit | imperative · do-support | you not said here | your friend | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | spread | gerund | you not said here | rumours | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rumour=Theme |
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