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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| troubling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| worrisome | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| perturbing | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Noun |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| surrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| morbid | /x | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| distracting | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| disrupting | x/x | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| unquiet | x/x | Noun |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| dreaded | /x | Verb |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| specter | /x | Noun |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| portent | /x | Noun |
| torques | / | Noun |
| premonition | xx/x | Noun |
| rumour | xx | Noun |
| rumor | /x | Noun |
| subtext | /x | Noun |
| causes | /x | Verb |
| trend | / | Noun |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun |
| alarmist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| altering | /xx | Noun |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| besetting | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bothering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| compulsive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| distorting | x/x | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| fret | / | Verb, Noun |
| galling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| interfering | xx/x | Noun |
| interpersonal | xx/xx | Adjective |
| interrupting | xx/x | Verb |
| intruding | x/x | Noun |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| jamming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nagging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| overthrowing | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| restless | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unpalatable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
