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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bad actor | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| bad seed | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bad lot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| disreputable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reprobate | /xx | Noun |
| bad news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| something else | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| misfit | /x | Noun |
| apple of discord | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| bad blood | // | Phrase, Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| black mark | // | Name, Name |
| wretch | / | Noun |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| profligate | /xx | Adjective |
| bad name | // | Phrase, Noun |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| stain | / | Noun |
| poisoned chalice | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| byword | /x | Noun |
| picayune | xx/ | Name |
| poison | /x | Noun |
| sad sack | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| delinquent | x/x | Noun |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| incorrigible | x/xxx | Adjective |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| scandal | /x | Noun |
| blemish | /x | Noun |
| gutter | /x | Noun |
| insult | x/ | Noun |
| forbidden fruit | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| garbage | /x | Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| not a pretty sight | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| innocent | /xx | Adjective |
| taint | / | Noun |
| damaged goods | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| random | /x | Noun |
| jinx | / | Noun |
| wrong number | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| enfant terrible | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| decadent | /xx | Adjective |
| corruption | x/x | Noun |
| disrepute | xx/ | Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| infidel | /xx | Noun |
| opprobrium | x/xx | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| demon | /x | Noun |
| dump | / | Noun |
| washout | /x | Noun |
| heel | / | Noun |
| white sheep | // | Name, Name |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| devil | /x | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| offal | /x | Noun |
| worm | / | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deadbeat | /x | Noun |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| ulcer | /x | Noun |
| noncompliant | xx/x | Adjective |
| blame | / | Noun |
| weed | / | Noun |
| malus | /x | Name |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| dead hand | // | Phrase, Noun |
| low blow | // | Phrase, Noun |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| scrub | / | Noun |
| infamy | /xx | Noun |
| puny | /x | Adjective |
| wound | / | Noun |
| bar sinister | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| pagan | /x | Noun |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| persona non grata | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| calumny | /xx | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb |
| flak | / | Noun |
| turnoff | /x | Noun |
| stigma | /x | Noun |
| unpalatable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| mutant | /x | Noun |
| misbehavior | xx/x | Noun |
| reject | x/ | Verb |
| original sin | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| abel | /x | Name |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ailment | /x | Noun |
| almond | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| apples | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| babel | /x | Name |
| babylon | /xx | Name |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| badness | /x | Noun |
| banana | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bee | / | Noun, Verb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blackberry | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blueberry | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| carrot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheesy | /x | Adjective |
| cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chess | / | Noun |
| cider | /x | Noun |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cobbler | /x | Noun |
| coconut | /xx | Noun |
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| corky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crab | / | Noun, Verb |
| crab apple | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| cranberry | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| crisp | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| currant | /x | Noun |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deadlocked | /x | Adjective |
| decomposed | xx/ | Verb, Adjective |
| defaulting | x/x | Noun |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| deteriorated | x/xxxx | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| docs | / | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassed | x/x | Adjective |
| erg | / | Noun, Verb |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exits | /x | Noun |
| failed | / | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| food | / | Noun |
| forged | / | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortune | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| freaky | /x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| fruit | / | Noun, Verb |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| glacier | /x | Noun |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| grainy | /x | Adjective |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| happiest | /xx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hash | / | Noun, Verb |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heart | / | Noun, Verb |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
