misuse

Who acts: Verb, Misuse, you, scissors, Drug misuse, He · What happens: use, misuse, treat, get, not misuse, be · To what, where: something, wrong way, medicine, power, someone, you · Speech: someone speaks here

«misuse» 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: misuse in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Verb: to use something in a wrong, careless or harmful way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 use	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 use	mark
4	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 use	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 careless	punct
10	careless	careless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 wrong	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 harmful	cc
12	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 wrong	conj
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 use	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive	Verb	something		a wrong way			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

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

Noun: wrong or harmful use: misuse of medicine, misuse of power.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 use	punct
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 use	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 harmful	cc
5	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wrong	conj
6	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Noun	appos
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 misuse	punct
8	misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 use	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 medicine	case
10	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 misuse	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 misuse	punct
12	misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 misuse	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 power	case
14	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 misuse	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	misuse			medicine					nom misuse «act transitive»: of=patient
2	misuse			power					nom misuse «act transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Verb: to treat someone badly or unfairly (old-fashioned).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 treat	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 treat	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 treat	mark
4	treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 treat	obj
6	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 treat	advmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 unfairly	cc
8	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	_	6 badly	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 fashioned	punct
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 fashioned	amod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 old	punct
12	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 treat	parataxis
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 fashioned	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 treat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	treat	to-infinitive	Verb		someone			badly property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient

Example 1

Misuse of the fire alarm can get you into big trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 alarm	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 alarm	det
4	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alarm	compound
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Misuse	nmod
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 get	aux
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 get	obj
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 trouble	case
10	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 trouble	amod
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	can	Misuse of the fire alarm	you		big trouble			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
2	misuse			the fire alarm					nom misuse «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Don't misuse the scissors — they are for paper only.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 misuse	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 misuse	advmod
3	misuse	misuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 scissors	det
5	scissors	scissors	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 misuse	obj
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 paper	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 paper	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 paper	cop
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 paper	case
10	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 misuse	conj
11	only	only	ADV	_	10 paper	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 misuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not misuse	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the scissors					tree rules
2	is	present	scissors					for paper	tree rules

Example 3

Drug misuse harms health.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drug	drug	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 misuse	compound
2	misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 harms	nsubj
3	harms	harm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	health	health	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 harms	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 harms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	harm	present	Drug misuse	health					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus health=Experiencer

Example 4

He misused the word «literally».

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 misused	nsubj
2	misused	misuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 word	det
4	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 misused	obj
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 literally	punct
6	literally	literally	ADV	_	2 misused	advmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 literally	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 misused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	misuse	past	He	the word				literally property	tree rules

Example 5

Calling 999 for a joke is a misuse of the emergency line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 misuse	csubj
2	999	999	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Calling	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 joke	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 joke	det
5	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Calling	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 misuse	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 misuse	det
8	misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 line	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 line	det
11	emergency	emergency	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 line	compound
12	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 misuse	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 misuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	gerund		999				for a joke	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent 999=Theme for joke=Beneficiary
2	is a	present	Calling	a misuse				of the emergency line	tree rules

Example 6

The manager was sacked for misuse of company money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 manager	det
2	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sacked	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sacked	aux:pass
4	sacked	sack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 misuse	case
6	misuse	misuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sacked	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 money	case
8	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 money	compound
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 misuse	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sacked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sack	past · passive		the manager				for misuse of company money	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	misuse			company money					nom misuse «act transitive»: of=patient

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