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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| depressive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| gloomy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| cheerless | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blue | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pick up | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| uplifting | /xx | Noun |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| glum | / | Noun |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| morbid | /x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| deflating | x/x | Verb |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| dehumanizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| comforting | /xx | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| liberating | /xxx | Verb |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| touching | /x | Verb |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| degrading | x/x | Adjective |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| waste | / | Noun |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| triste | / | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| damp | / | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| lonesome | /x | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| litany | /xx | Noun |
| morrow | /x | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| sameness | /x | Noun |
| regularity | xx/xx | Noun |
| drab | / | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Verb |
| pall | / | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| drizzle | /x | Noun |
| lows | / | Noun |
| squalor | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| effect | x/ | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| forebodings | x/x | Noun |
| ugliness | /xx | Noun |
| sight | / | Noun |
| slums | / | Noun |
| saga | /x | Noun |
| statistic | x/x | Noun |
| vista | /x | Noun |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| contractility | /x/xx | Noun |
| finality | x/xx | Noun |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| depressor | x/x | Noun |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ghoulish | /x | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| pressing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
