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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| maltreatment | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| mistreatment | x/x | Noun |
| villainy | /xx | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| cruelty | /x | Noun |
| usage | /x | Noun |
| barbarism | /xxx | Noun |
| inhumanity | xx/xx | Noun |
| dirty trick | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ill will | // | Phrase, Noun |
| incivility | xx/xx | Noun |
| ugliness | /xx | Noun |
| belittling | x/xx | Noun |
| misbehaving | xx/x | Noun |
| indignity | x/xx | Noun |
| insolence | /xx | Noun |
| denigration | /xxx | Noun |
| gaff | / | Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| foul play | // | Phrase, Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| barbarity | x/xx | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| impudence | x/x | Noun |
| misrule | x/ | Noun |
| disservice | x/x | Noun |
| wrongdoing | /xx | Noun |
| bad actor | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| disrespect | xx/ | Noun |
| rudeness | /x | Noun |
| duress | /x | Noun |
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| malpractice | x/x | Noun |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective |
| vitriol | /xx | Noun |
| crime against humanity | /x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| inequity | x/xx | Noun |
| impropriety | xx/xx | Noun |
| atrocity | x/xx | Noun |
| derision | x/x | Noun |
| misuse | x/ | Noun |
| injustice | x/x | Noun |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| ill feeling | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| malevolence | x/xx | Noun |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| afflicting | x/x | Adjective |
| disrepute | xx/ | Noun |
| malice | /x | Noun |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| plight | / | Noun |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| mocking | /x | Verb |
| heel | / | Noun |
| martyrdom | /xx | Noun |
| ailing | /x | Adjective |
| child abuse | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| persecution | xx/x | Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
