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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| destructive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| withering | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| crushing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Verb, Adjective |
| annihilating | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| cataclysmic | xx/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| lethal | /x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| impact | x/ | Noun |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| impactful | x/x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| paralyzing | /xxx | Noun |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| stunning | /x | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| loss | / | Noun |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| irreparable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| ramifications | xxx/x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| irreversible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| spectacular | x/xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| wrenching | /x | Noun |
| disfiguring | x/xx | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| shattering | /xx | Verb |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| breathtaking | /xx | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| decimated | /xxx | Verb |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| ravaging | /xx | Noun |
| incalculable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| killing | /x | Noun |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| sweeping | /x | Verb |
| deathly | /x | Adjective |
| tearing | /x | Verb |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| blasted | /x | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| fulminant | /xx | Adjective |
| raging | /x | Verb |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| insane | x/ | Adjective |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| distracted | x/x | Verb |
| bombed out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| knockdown | /x | Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| inundated | /xxx | Verb |
| burning | /x | Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective |
| tsunami | x/x | Noun |
| earthquake | /x | Noun |
| hurricane | /xx | Noun |
| typhoon | x/ | Noun |
| tornado | x/x | Noun |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun |
| floods | / | Noun |
| quake | / | Noun |
| pandemic | x/x | Noun |
| epidemic | xx/x | Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun |
| indictment | x/x | Noun |
| riposte | x/ | Noun |
| emotionally | x/xx | Adverb |
| plaguing | /x | Noun |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| pestilence | /xx | Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| broadside | /x | Noun |
| raid | / | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| toll | / | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| volley | /x | Noun |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| battered | /x | Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| destabilizing | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| destroyer | x/x | Noun |
| destroying | x/x | Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| engulfing | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gutted | /x | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| incapacitating | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| irresistible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mangled | /x | Adjective |
| murderer | /xx | Noun |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| overran | /x/ | Verb |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| pest | / | Noun |
| ravenous | /xx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| storming | /x | Noun |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| terminator | /xxx | Noun |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| wrecking | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
