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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| desperation | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| hopelessness | /xx | Noun |
| despondency | x/xx | Noun |
| dejection | x/x | Noun |
| sadness | /x | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| disillusion | xx/x | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| grief | / | Noun |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| wretchedness | /xx | Noun |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| ennui | x/x | Noun |
| cynicism | /xxx | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| bleakness | /x | Noun |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anger | /x | Noun |
| desolation | xx/x | Noun |
| heartbreak | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| panic | /x | Noun |
| powerlessness | /xxx | Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| dismay | x/ | Noun |
| exultation | x//x | Noun |
| disgust | x/ | Noun |
| elation | x/x | Noun |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| rage | / | Noun |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| hopefulness | /xx | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| indifference | x/xx | Noun |
| dissatisfaction | xxx/x | Noun |
| optimism | /xxx | Noun |
| lethargy | /xx | Noun |
| bafflement | /xx | Noun |
| ambivalence | x/xx | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| resentment | x/x | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| pity | /x | Noun |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| fury | /x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| complacency | x/xx | Noun |
| revulsion | x/x | Noun |
| indignation | xx/x | Noun |
| worthlessness | /xx | Noun |
| dread | / | Noun |
| hatred | /x | Noun |
| incomprehension | xxx/x | Noun |
| fatalism | /xxx | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| depravity | x/xx | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| exhilaration | xxx/x | Noun |
| futility | x/xx | Noun |
| nihilism | /xxx | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| loathing | /x | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| destitution | /xxx | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun |
| melancholia | /xxx | Noun |
| insanity | x/xx | Noun |
| incredulity | xx/xx | Noun |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| fearfulness | /xx | Noun |
| disaffection | xx/x | Noun |
| jubilation | xx/x | Noun |
| euphoria | x/xx | Noun |
| jealousy | /xx | Noun |
| weariness | /xx | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| forsake | x/ | Verb |
| disappoint | xx/ | Verb |
| lose heart | // | Phrase, Verb |
| perish | /x | Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb |
| cease | / | Noun |
| delude | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| faint | / | Adjective |
| resign | x/ | Verb |
| desert | /x | Noun |
| displease | x/ | Verb |
| doubt | / | Noun |
| deplore | x/ | Verb |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| abdicate | /xx | Verb |
| falter | /x | Noun |
| pass away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall | / | Noun |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| outlook | /x | Noun |
| shame | / | Adjective |
| utter | /x | Adjective |
| inconsolable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unmanly | x/x | Adjective |
| blackest | /x | Adjective |
| wail | / | Noun |
| numb | / | Adjective |
| verging | /x | Verb |
| groan | / | Noun |
| mock | / | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| agronomic | x/xx | Adjective |
| aloneness | x/x | Noun |
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| habit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| haematological | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| hers | x | Adjective |
| honor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| lard | / | Noun, Verb |
| leprosy | /xx | Noun |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| menopause | /xx | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| pride | / | Noun, Verb |
| quartered | /x | Verb |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| rupture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| surrender | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| universe | /xx | Noun |
| upset | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| worry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
