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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| shunning | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dodging | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb | 
| turning away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| avoidable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| evasion | x/x | Noun | 
| minimization | /xx/x | Noun | 
| mitigation | xx/x | Noun | 
| exclusion | x/x | Noun | 
| evade | x/ | Verb | 
| aversion | x/x | Noun | 
| prevention | x/x | Noun | 
| fear | / | Noun | 
| obfuscation | xx/x | Noun | 
| concealment | x/x | Noun | 
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| reduction | x/x | Noun | 
| detection | x/x | Noun | 
| misdirection | xx/x | Noun | 
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| procrastination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| denial | x/x | Noun | 
| deferral | x/x | Noun | 
| equivocation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| suppression | x/x | Noun | 
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun | 
| inhibition | xx/x | Noun | 
| distraction | x/x | Noun | 
| deception | x/x | Noun | 
| unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun | 
| pitfall | /x | Noun | 
| overcoming | /xxx | Verb | 
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun | 
| repetition | xx/x | Noun | 
| loathing | /x | Noun | 
| inducing | x/x | Adjective | 
| defensiveness | x/xx | Noun | 
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun | 
| discomfort | x/x | Noun | 
| overt | x/ | Adjective | 
| inattention | xx/x | Noun | 
| eradication | xxx/x | Noun | 
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| shirking | /x | Noun | 
| fearfulness | /xx | Noun | 
| implicit | x/x | Adjective | 
| deceit | x/ | Noun | 
| feigning | /x | Verb | 
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| minimising | /xxx | Verb | 
| immobilization | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| aggression | x/x | Noun | 
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| rumination | xx/x | Noun | 
| incrimination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| maximization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| eliminating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| disruption | x/x | Noun | 
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun | 
| eschewing | x/x | Verb | 
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective | 
| ambivalence | x/xx | Noun | 
| disassociation | xx/x/x | Noun | 
| preemptive | x/x | Adjective | 
| compliance | x/x | Noun | 
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun | 
| deterrence | x/x | Noun | 
| circumvention | xx/x | Noun | 
| recrimination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| disavowal | xx/x | Noun | 
| risk | / | Noun | 
| rejection | x/x | Noun | 
| disorientation | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| entrapment | x/x | Noun | 
| rationalization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun | 
| protection | x/x | Noun | 
| passivity | x/xx | Noun | 
| restraint | x/ | Noun | 
| forgoing | x/x | Verb | 
| reducing | x/x | Verb | 
| complication | xx/x | Noun | 
| complacency | x/xx | Noun | 
| hostility | x/xx | Noun | 
| simplification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| disclosure | x/x | Noun | 
| facilitation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| consequence | /xx | Noun | 
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun | 
| annoyance | x/x | Noun | 
| wariness | /xx | Noun | 
| habituation | x/x/x | Noun | 
| disregarding | xx/x | Verb | 
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun | 
| indifference | x/xx | Noun | 
| withholding | x/x | Noun | 
| indecision | xx/x | Noun | 
| confusion | x/x | Noun | 
| ignoring | x/x | Verb | 
| duplicity | x/xx | Noun | 
| abatement | x/x | Noun | 
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| phobia | /xx | Noun | 
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| skirting | /x | Verb | 
| abstention | x/x | Noun | 
| seclusion | x/x | Noun | 
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| estrangement | x/x | Noun | 
| isolation | xx/x | Noun | 
| sparing | /x | Adjective | 
| banishment | /xx | Noun | 
| skulking | /x | Verb | 
| diversion | x/x | Noun | 
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun | 
| exemption | x/x | Noun | 
| excusing | x/x | Verb | 
| ostracism | /xxx | Noun | 
| boycott | /x | Noun | 
| renunciation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| desertion | x/x | Noun | 
| suppressing | x/x | Verb | 
| skipping | /x | Verb | 
| persecution | xx/x | Noun | 
| repelling | x/x | Verb | 
| camouflage | /xx | Noun | 
| banning | /x | Noun | 
| repudiation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| warding | /x | Verb | 
| shading | /x | Noun | 
| marginalization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| cloaking | /x | Noun | 
| separation | xx/x | Noun | 
| obstacle | /xx | Adjective | 
| infanticide | x/xx | Adjective | 
| discriminated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| collision | x/x | Verb | 
| predator | /xx | Verb | 
| blame | / | Adjective | 
| inbreeding | x/x | Verb | 
| harm | / | Adjective | 
| phobic | /x | Adjective | 
| gaze | / | Adjective | 
| incest | /x | Adjective | 
| numbing | /x | Noun | 
| conflict | /x | Adjective | 
| studied | /x | Adjective | 
| abolition | xx/x | Noun | 
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| abrogation | xx/x | Noun | 
| absence | /x | Noun | 
| abstinence | /xx | Noun | 
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| annulment | /xx | Noun | 
| appetitive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| arousal | x/x | Noun | 
| aversive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| avert | x/ | Verb | 
| avoidant | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| behavioral | x/xx | Adjective | 
| behavioural | x/xx | Adjective | 
| blurring | /x | Noun | 
| breach | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| cancellation | xx/x | Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| champion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| championship | /xxx | Noun | 
| coercive | x/x | Adjective | 
| conformance | x/x | Noun | 
| consortia | x/x | Noun | 
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contestation | /x/x | Noun | 
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective | 
| defeating | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| deletion | x/x | Noun | 
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| disqualification | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| disrespect | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disuse | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| externalization | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| extinguishment | x/xx | Noun | 
| flight | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| forgiveness | x/x | Noun | 
| fraud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| getaway | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| hero | /x | Noun | 
| heroic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| incapacitation | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| internalization | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| invalidation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| invalidity | /x/xx | Noun | 
| lack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| leak | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| leakage | /x | Noun | 
| miss | / | Name, Verb | 
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| nonverbal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| nullification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| nullity | /xx | Noun | 
| objection | x/x | Noun | 
| operant | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| override | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| prevent | x/ | Verb | 
| preventative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| privation | x/x | Noun | 
| programmed | /x | Adjective | 
| prosocial | xxx | Adjective | 
| protest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| quashing | /x | Noun | 
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun | 
| refusal | x/x | Noun | 
| removal | x/x | Noun | 
| repeal | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| repulsion | x/x | Noun | 
| rescinded | x/x | Verb | 
| rescission | x/x | Noun | 
| resolution | xx/x | Noun | 
| restriction | x/x | Noun | 
| reuse | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| reversal | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| revocation | xx/x | Noun | 
| routinized | /xx | Adjective | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| siding | /x | Noun | 
| termination | xx/x | Noun | 
| unwillingness | x/xx | Noun | 
| void | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
