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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| cataclysm | /xxx | Noun, Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| ruination | /x/x | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| conflagration | xx/x | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| tsunami | x/x | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| pandemic | x/x | Noun |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| apocalypse | x/xx | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| earthquake | /x | Noun |
| hurricane | /xx | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| storm | / | Noun |
| wreck | / | Noun |
| preparedness | x/xx | Noun |
| flood | / | Noun |
| upheaval | x/x | Noun |
| atrocity | x/xx | Noun |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| misstep | x/ | Noun |
| blowout | /x | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| evacuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| explosion | x/x | Noun |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| toll | / | Noun |
| industrial accident | x/xx/xx | Name, Name |
| fire | /x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| death toll | // | Phrase, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| mortality | x/xx | Noun |
| trauma | /x | Noun |
| weapon of mass destruction | /x//x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| force majeure | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arson | /x | Noun |
| accidental death | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crime against humanity | /x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| collateral damage | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| wound | / | Noun |
| fatality | x/xx | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| violence | /xx | Noun |
| massacre | /xx | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| armageddon | xx/x | Name |
| outrage | /x | Noun |
| stroke | / | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| endangerment | x/xx | Noun |
| alarm | x/ | Noun |
| proximate cause | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crime against nature | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| firestorm | /x | Noun |
| suicide | /xx | Noun |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| close call | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| riot | /x | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| slaughter | /x | Noun |
| ground zero | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| stabbing | /x | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| tort | / | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| world war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fire alarm | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| mischief | /x | Noun |
| declaration of war | xx/x// | Phrase, Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| the bomb | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| breach of the peace | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| clash | / | Noun |
| rout | / | Noun |
| button | /x | Noun |
| triumph | /x | Noun |
| fallen | /x | Verb |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| pain and suffering | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| damage control | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| brawl | / | Noun |
| concussion | x/x | Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun |
| bloodletting | /xx | Noun |
| body count | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun |
| reckless endangerment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| general strike | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| adjudication | xxx/x | Noun |
| demo | /x | Noun |
| denunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| homicide | /xx | Noun |
| bhopal | x/ | Adjective, Name |
| premonitions | xx/x | Noun |
| unmitigated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| thalidomide | x/xx | Adjective |
| lusitania | xx/xx | Adjective |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| chernobyl | x/x | Name |
| cannae | xx | Noun |
| forebodings | x/x | Noun |
| brink | / | Noun |
| courting | /x | Verb |
| irretrievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| presentiment | x/xx | Noun |
| befallen | x/x | Verb |
| portent | /x | Noun |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| impending | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| spell | / | Verb |
| omen | /x | Noun |
| irremediable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| flirting | /x | Verb |
| harbingers | /xx | Noun |
| overtakes | /xx | Verb |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| act of god | /// | Name, Name |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coordinated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| curse | / | Noun, Verb |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| doomsday | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| havoc | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hazard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| holocaust | /xx | Name, Verb |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| individualised | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| mitigation | xx/x | Noun |
| mortals | /x | Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| plague | / | Noun, Verb |
| planned | / | Adjective |
| precipice | /xx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prone | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| reform | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| relief | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| rescue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| shipwreck | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sinking | /x | Verb |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| tornado | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| urgency | /xx | Noun |
| woe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
