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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| adverse | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| affective | x/x | Adjective |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| alkaline | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charged | / | Adjective |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| cliché | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| confirming | x/x | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deficit | /xx | Noun |
| dehumanizing | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| disincentives | xx/x | Noun |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| dissenting | x/x | Adjective |
| dissident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| double negative | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| electronegative | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| hologram | /xx | Noun |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| image | /x | Noun, Verb |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| inconclusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| insolvent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| integer | /xx | Noun |
| inverse | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| italics | x/x | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| lukewarm | // | Adjective |
| malign | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| minus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| multiple | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| nay | / | Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| negation | x/x | Noun |
| neutral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| nonperforming | xx/x | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| observable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| opposing | x/x | Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| outer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| passive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| pest | / | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| regressive | x/x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| rejection | x/x | Noun |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| seronegative | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| subjective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| undesired | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfavorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unhealthy | x/x | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| unwillingness | x/xx | Noun |
| veto | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| weaknesses | /xx | Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
