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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| deterring | x/x | Verb |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| hindering | /xx | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| inhibiting | x/xx | Verb |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| motivating | /xxx | Noun |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| empowering | x/xx | Noun |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| rewarding | x/x | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| limiting | /xx | Verb |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| denigrating | /xxx | Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| alienating | /xxxx | Verb |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| penalizing | /xxx | Verb |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| uplifting | /xx | Noun |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| hampering | /xx | Verb |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| contradicting | xx/x | Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| preventing | x/x | Verb |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| restricting | x/x | Verb |
| condemning | x/x | Verb |
| patronizing | /xxx | Noun |
| impeding | x/x | Verb |
| criticizing | /xxx | Verb |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| stigmatizing | /xxx | Noun |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| prohibiting | x/xx | Verb |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| dehumanizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| admonishing | x/xx | Verb |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| antagonizing | x/xxx | Verb |
| unfavorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| distracting | x/x | Adjective |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| persevering | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| thwarting | /x | Noun |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| disempowering | xx/xx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| suppressing | x/x | Verb |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| degrading | x/x | Adjective |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective |
| stifling | /x | Noun |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| liberating | /xxx | Verb |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| cautioning | /xx | Verb |
| hurting | /x | Verb |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| discrediting | x/xx | Noun |
| isolating | /xxx | Verb |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| promising | /xx | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun |
| indolent | /xx | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| setbacks | /x | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| promoting | x/x | Verb |
| smoking | /x | Noun |
| news | / | Noun |
| imports | x/ | Noun |
| statistic | x/x | Noun |
| defeats | x/ | Noun |
| outlook | /x | Noun |
| odds | / | Noun |
| reception | x/x | Noun |
| prognosis | x/x | Noun |
| circumstances | /xxx | Noun |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blocking | /x | Noun |
| curbing | /x | Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| obstructing | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
