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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| hard | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sticky | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| unflattering | x/xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| incriminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| indiscreet | xx/ | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| mortification | /xxx | Noun |
| shaming | /x | Noun |
| abasement | x/x | Noun |
| perversion | x/x | Noun |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| wrinkling | /xx | Noun |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| waxing | /x | Noun |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| discrediting | x/xx | Noun |
| ridiculing | /xxx | Verb |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| chafing | /x | Noun |
| grouping | /x | Noun |
| ejection | x/x | Noun |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| endangering | x/xx | Verb |
| tensing | /x | Noun |
| scrambling | /xx | Verb |
| crowding | /x | Noun |
| traveling | /xx | Verb |
| sprinkling | /x | Noun |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| catching | /x | Verb |
| stigmatization | /xx/x | Noun |
| exposé | xx | Noun |
| emasculation | x/x/x | Noun |
| chastening | /xx | Noun |
| frying | /x | Noun |
| stripping | /x | Noun |
| undressing | x/x | Verb |
| entanglement | x/xx | Noun |
| abjection | //x | Noun |
| flashing | /x | Noun |
| sagging | /x | Verb |
| banishment | /xx | Noun |
| quashing | /x | Noun |
| stifling | /x | Noun |
| predicaments | x/xx | Noun |
| encumbrance | x/x | Noun |
| anachronism | x/xxx | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| disclosures | x/x | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun |
| silences | /xx | Noun |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| blushing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distracting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hampering | /xx | Noun |
| hindering | /xx | Adjective |
| inescapable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| nutty | /x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| shameless | /x | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
