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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| ill | / | Noun, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Noun |
| worry | /x | Noun, Noun |
| hurt | / | Noun, Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun |
| pain | / | Noun |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| trauma | /x | Noun |
| stress | / | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| grief | / | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| calamities | x/xx | Noun |
| uneasiness | x/xx | Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| panic | /x | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| dejection | x/x | Noun |
| dissatisfaction | xxx/x | Noun |
| fearfulness | /xx | Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| sadness | /x | Noun |
| damsels | /x | Noun |
| afflictions | x/x | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| relief | x/ | Noun |
| disturbances | x/xx | Noun |
| sickness | /x | Noun |
| despair | x/ | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| infliction | x/x | Noun |
| agitation | xx/x | Noun |
| unrest | x/ | Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| anger | /x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| torment | /x | Noun |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| upheaval | x/x | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| sleeplessness | /xx | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| disorientation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| wretchedness | /xx | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| deprivation | xx/x | Noun |
| hopelessness | /xx | Noun |
| despondency | x/xx | Noun |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| consternation | xx/x | Noun |
| tumult | /x | Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| restlessness | /xx | Noun |
| indignation | xx/x | Noun |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| displeasure | x/x | Noun |
| nervousness | /xx | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| instability | xx/xx | Noun |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| fright | / | Noun |
| crying | /x | Verb |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| destitution | /xxx | Noun |
| maladjustment | xx/x | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| weariness | /xx | Noun |
| mortification | /xxx | Noun |
| demoralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| sympathy | /xx | Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| indignity | x/xx | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| worsening | /xx | Verb |
| turbulence | /xx | Noun |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| irritability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| impatience | x/x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| disaffection | xx/x | Noun |
| psychological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| injustice | x/x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun |
| distress signal | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| shock | / | Noun |
| pathos | /x | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| aftershock | /xx | Noun |
| passion | /x | Noun |
| smart | / | Name |
| pang | / | Noun |
| fret | / | Noun |
| comfort | /x | Noun |
| cold sweat | // | Phrase, Noun |
| nerve | / | Noun |
| chill | / | Noun |
| panic attack | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| stiffness | /x | Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| stab | / | Noun |
| threshold | /x | Noun |
| nausea | /xx | Noun |
| tenderness | /xx | Noun |
| seizure | /x | Noun |
| ache | / | Noun |
| tribulation | xx/x | Verb, Noun |
| needlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| unduly | x/x | Adverb |
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| intrapartum | xx/x | Adjective |
| respiratory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| epigastric | xx/x | Adjective |
| stridor | /x | Noun |
| cyanosis | /x/x | Noun |
| alarm | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| asynchronous | //xx | Adjective |
| awaited | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| challenges | /xx | Verb |
| confidential | xx/x | Adjective |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| desolation | xx/x | Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disharmony | x/xx | Noun |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| dismay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disruption | x/x | Noun |
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| emotion | x/x | Noun |
| endangered | x/x | Adjective |
| faked | / | Verb |
| frantic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| garbled | /x | Adjective |
| hassle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hazard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heartbreak | /x | Noun |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| homelessness | /xx | Noun |
| hours | /x | Noun |
| hush | / | Noun, Verb |
| incoming | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| intensity | x/xx | Noun |
| intercepted | xx/x | Verb |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| loudest | /x | Adjective |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| macro | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| outgoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| penury | /xx | Noun |
| perdition | x/x | Noun |
| pittance | /x | Noun |
| poverty | /xx | Noun |
| prearranged | xx/ | Verb |
| precariousness | x/xxx | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| prerecorded | xx/x | Adjective |
| receive | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| regret | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| relayed | /x | Verb |
| risk | / | Noun, Verb |
| shortage | /x | Noun |
| signal | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| socorro | //x | Name |
| spite | / | Noun, Verb |
| squalor | /x | Noun |
| stricken | /x | Adjective |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| stumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| telephonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| threat | / | Noun, Verb |
| torture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| voltage | /x | Noun |
| warning | /x | Noun |
| woe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
