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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| worrisome | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| irritation | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| worrying | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| perturbing | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| untroubled | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| complicating | /xxx | Noun |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| pervasive | x/x | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| questioning | /xx | Noun |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| killer | /x | Noun |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| distracted | x/x | Verb |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| legacy | /xx | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun |
| statistic | x/x | Noun |
| symptom | /x | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| affecting | x/x | Adjective |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| besetting | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| bothering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conflictual | x/xx | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nagging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| plaguing | /x | Noun |
| restive | /x | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unpalatable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
