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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| opposite | /xx | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| friction | /x | Noun |
| flip side | // | Phrase, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| incompatible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mismatch | x/ | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| miscommunication | xxxx/x | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| antipode | x/x | Noun |
| caprice | x/ | Noun |
| contrast | /x | Noun |
| monkey wrench | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| wrong side | // | Phrase, Noun |
| antinomy | x/x/ | Noun |
| incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| double bind | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun |
| stumbling block | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| grey area | //xx | Name, Name |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| primrose path | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| pretext | /x | Noun |
| chasm | /x | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| puzzle | /x | Noun |
| misuse | x/ | Noun |
| wrong number | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| ulterior motive | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| discrepant | x/x | Adjective |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| mixed feelings | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| patchwork | /x | Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| bind | / | Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| blind | / | Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| exception | x/x | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| craft | / | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
