Negative tone words

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Abhorring

despising

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Acerbic

harsh, sever

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aloof

haughty, distant

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Ambivalent

Indecisive, having mixed emotions

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Anxious

Uneasy, brooding

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Apathetic

uncaring, uninvolved

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Audacious

Bold, insolent

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belligerent

contentious

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bitter

hating, malicious, resentful, rancorous

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Censorious

Severly critical, condemnatory

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Complacent

self-satisfied and unaware of potential danger, unbothered, smug

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condescending

showing superiority, patronizing

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contemptuous

scornful, disdainful, disrespectful

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critical

judging harshly

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curt

abrupt; concise; rudely brief in speech or manner

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cynical

contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives

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depressed

dejected

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derogatory

demeaning, unflattering, degrading

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desperate

showing loss of home

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disgruntled

displeased, irritated

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dogmatic

authoritative, assertive, arrogant

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elegiac

expressing sorrow

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evasive

unclear, vague; misleading, deceptive

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foreboding

strongly indicating future misfortune, dread

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haughty

disdainfully proud, snobbish

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hesitant

reluctant

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importunate

overly persistent in demand

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incredulous

not believing

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indignant

showing anger at injustice

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insolent

arrogant, overbearing, impudent

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lugubrious

dismal, mournful

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melancholy

depressed, dejected, sad

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obsequious

showing servile obedience, deferential,, fawning

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pedantic

narrowly or uninmaginateivly academic

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pensive

thoughtful, usually with some sadness

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pessimistic

inclined to expect the worst possible outcome, fatalistic

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pompous

arrogant, self-important

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pretentious

assumed importance, pompous

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pungent

caustic, stinging, biting

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reticent

reserved, relocate, restrained

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somber

serious, solemn, gloomy, grave, melancholy

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strident

having a shrill, irritating quality

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supercilious

haughtily contemptuous

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surly

rude, unfriendly

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threatening

menacingly

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urgent

urging insistently, earnest

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vexed

annoyed, agitated

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vindictive

vengeful, spiteful, vicious

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zealous

eager, passionate, fervent, fanatical