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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| confounding | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| puzzlement | /xx | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| uneasiness | x/xx | Noun |
| disorientation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| misinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| miscommunication | xxxx/x | Noun |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| bafflement | /xx | Noun |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| vagueness | /x | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| muddle | /x | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| misinformation | xxx/x | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun |
| ambivalence | x/xx | Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| incomprehension | xxx/x | Noun |
| dismay | x/ | Noun |
| commotion | x/x | Noun |
| dissension | x/x | Noun |
| dissatisfaction | xxx/x | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| disillusion | xx/x | Noun |
| awkwardness | /xx | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| misgiving | x/x | Noun |
| misconception | xx/x | Noun |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| uproar | /x | Noun |
| consternation | xx/x | Noun |
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| excitement | x/x | Noun |
| sadness | /x | Noun |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| mistrust | x/ | Noun |
| misperception | xx/x | Noun |
| unfamiliarity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| panic | /x | Noun |
| nervousness | /xx | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| despair | x/ | Noun |
| imprecision | xx/x | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| tumult | /x | Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| hilarity | x/xx | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| disorganization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| grief | / | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| disunity | x/xx | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| outrage | /x | Noun |
| animosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| anger | /x | Noun |
| paranoia | xx/x | Noun |
| unawareness | xx/x | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| resentment | x/x | Noun |
| bemusement | /xx | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| incongruence | x/xx | Noun |
| misapprehension | xxx/x | Noun |
| wonderment | /xx | Noun |
| upheaval | x/x | Noun |
| weirdness | /x | Noun |
| giddiness | /xx | Noun |
| lethargy | /xx | Noun |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| indecisiveness | x/xxx | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| restlessness | /xx | Noun |
| havoc | /x | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| hubbub | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| disgust | x/ | Noun |
| amazement | x/x | Noun |
| messiness | /xx | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| dejection | x/x | Noun |
| agitation | xx/x | Noun |
| disorder | x/x | Noun |
| lawlessness | /xx | Noun |
| fuzz | / | Noun |
| disjuncture | x/x | Noun |
| obfuscation | xx/x | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| disharmony | x/xx | Noun |
| clumsiness | /xx | Noun |
| inextricable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| terminological | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| somnolence | /xx | Noun |
| drowsiness | /xx | Noun |
| tongues | / | Noun |
| buzzing | /x | Verb |
| indescribable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hurry | /x | Noun |
| utter | /x | Adjective |
| delirium | x/xx | Noun |
| reigns | / | Verb |
| welter | /x | Noun |
| bustle | /x | Noun |
| stupor | /x | Noun |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| alignment | x/x | Noun |
| amalgam | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| amalgamation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| anticompetitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| babel | /x | Name |
| bedlam | /x | Noun |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blurring | /x | Noun |
| bluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| clamor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| clarity | /xx | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clouds | / | Noun |
| clutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| covariate | x/xx | Noun |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| daze | / | Noun, Verb |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| demoralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| determinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| disclosure | x/x | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| disruption | x/x | Noun |
| distraction | x/x | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| dither | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doubt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| entanglement | x/xx | Noun |
| equivocation | xxx/x | Noun |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| exponent | /xx | Noun |
| fewer | /x | Adjective |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| flustered | /x | Adjective |
| fog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| guilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| happiness | /xx | Noun |
| haze | / | Noun, Verb |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| hysteria | x/xx | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| impurities | x/xx | Noun |
| intermingling | xx/xx | Noun |
| jamming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| jumble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| limbo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lost | / | Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| meddling | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| mind | / | Noun, Verb |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mix | / | Noun, Verb |
| mixture | /x | Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| multiplication | xxx/x | Noun |
| multiplicity | xx/xx | Noun |
| mumbo jumbo | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| noise | / | Noun, Verb |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| opacity | x/xx | Noun |
| order | /x | Noun, Verb |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| pandemonium | xx/xx | Noun |
| puzzle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| revulsion | x/x | Noun |
| row | / | Noun, Verb |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stir | / | Verb, Noun |
| stupid | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| tangle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| turbulence | /xx | Noun |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| unknowing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unrest | x/ | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
