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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| alarming | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| unconscionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| inhumane | xx/ | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| unspeakable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| inhuman | x/x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| ineptitude | x/xx | Noun |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| pitiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| inconceivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| detestable | x/xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| stupendous | x/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| aghast | x/ | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| worst | / | Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| unpardonable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| outrages | /xx | Noun |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| inhumanity | xx/xx | Noun |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| incredulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| repellent | x/x | Noun |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| putrid | /x | Adjective |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| displeasing | x/x | Adjective |
| squalor | /x | Noun |
| suddenness | /xx | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| overcrowding | /xxx | Noun |
| stench | / | Noun |
| cruelties | /x | Noun |
| atrocities | x/xx | Noun |
| swiftness | /x | Noun |
| muddle | /x | Noun |
| massacres | /xx | Noun |
| privations | x/x | Noun |
| illiteracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| din | / | Noun |
| barbarity | x/xx | Noun |
| ugliness | /xx | Noun |
| slums | / | Noun |
| tortures | /x | Noun |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| barbaric | x/x | Adjective |
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective |
| boggling | /xx | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deadly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| degrading | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| denigrating | /xxx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| detested | x/x | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| flagrant | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| grisly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| ignoble | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| infamous | /xx | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Adjective |
| miserly | /xx | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| squalid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| striking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
