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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| degrading | x/x | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective |
| wearing | /x | Verb |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective |
| wasted | /x | Verb |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| decrepit | x/x | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| bedraggled | x/x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| creaky | /x | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| withering | /xx | Noun |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective |
| deprecating | /xxx | Noun |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| senescent | x/x | Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| senile | /x | Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| unhealthy | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| broken down | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| spoilt | / | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| blighted | /x | Adjective |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| doting | /x | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| mortal | /x | Adjective |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| worse for wear | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| failed | / | Verb |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| worn out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| toxicant | /xx | Noun |
| consumptive | x/x | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| poisonous | /xx | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| affected | x/x | Verb |
| reactions | x/x | Noun |
| change | / | Noun |
| processes | /xx | Noun |
| influences | /xxx | Noun |
| trends | / | Noun |
| disorder | x/x | Noun |
| effects | x/ | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun |
| course | / | Noun |
| agents | /x | Noun |
| factors | /x | Noun |
| catabolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cholestatic | x//x | Adjective |
| degenerative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inflammatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| irreversible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| neurodegenerative | /xx/xxx | Adjective |
| pathologic | xx/x | Adjective |
| pathological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| predisposing | xx/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| proliferative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| psychical | /xx | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
