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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mournful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| suffering | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| yearning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deplorable | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| bittersweet | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| lovesick | //x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| nostalgic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| homesick | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| glad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| heartbroken | /xx | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| heartwarming | /xx | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| lonely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| disheartened | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| disappointed | xx/x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| thankful | /x | Adjective |
| dismayed | x/ | Adjective |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| joyous | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| brokenhearted | /xxx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| grateful | /x | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| speechless | /x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unreal | x/ | Adjective |
| proud | / | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective |
| callous | /x | Adjective |
| joyful | /x | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| senseless | /x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| comforting | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dead march | // | Name, Adjective |
| crestfallen | /xx | Adjective |
| lovely | /x | Adjective |
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| take to heart | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| teary | /x | Adjective |
| clinical depression | /xxx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| boxing | /x | Verb |
| plight | / | Noun |
| parting | /x | Noun |
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun |
| farewells | x/ | Noun |
| havoc | /x | Noun |
| forebodings | x/x | Noun |
| bereavement | x/x | Noun |
| dawns | / | Verb |
| shires | / | Noun |
| homecoming | /xx | Noun |
| clown | / | Noun |
| tidings | /x | Noun |
| laments | x/ | Noun |
| countenances | /xxx | Noun |
| goodbye | x/ | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| cypress | /x | Noun |
| rustling | /x | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| fate | / | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| saga | /x | Noun |
| sack | / | Noun |
| refrain | x/ | Noun |
| shake | / | Noun |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| remembrances | x/xx | Noun |
| news | / | Noun |
| litany | /xx | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| reverie | /xx | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb |
| sighs | / | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| procession | x/x | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| cockroach | /x | Noun |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| das | / | Noun |
| depository | x/xxx | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| downcast | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| gladden | /x | Name, Verb |
| gloom | / | Noun, Verb |
| glum | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grief | / | Noun, Verb |
| grieved | / | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| hap | / | Name, Verb |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| harbinger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hate | / | Verb, Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| infamous | /xx | Adjective |
| infinite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| iq | // | Name, Adjective |
| joy | / | Noun, Verb |
| mad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| midst | / | Noun |
| morrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mourning | /x | Noun |
| novi | /x | Name |
| obverse | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| ods | / | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| pity | /x | Noun, Verb |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pup | / | Noun, Verb |
| realization | /x/x | Noun |
| remorse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| res | / | Noun, Verb |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sm | x | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| sob | / | Noun, Verb |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| sop | / | Noun, Verb |
| sore | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sorrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| tear | / | Verb, Noun |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| throttle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| triste | / | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| upset | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
