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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 | 
