You know them, you loathe them, and for the love of all that is good I hope you don't use them. 

These words have been become infamous for their unpleasantry. We can't put our fingers on exactly why we hate them so much. All we know is that they leave a down right rotten taste in our mouths. Some have negative connotations, and some are just painful to hear. 

After consulting my peers and researching numerous cringe worthy lists online these are the repeat offenders. Definitions courtesy of Dictionary.com. 

1. Moist (adjective) - moderately or slightly wet; damp.

But really, is there a more irritating word to better kick off this list?

2. Phlegm (noun) - the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, especially that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.

It is as uncomfortable to say as it is to experience.

3. Curds (noun) - a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.

Yeah that sounds... just plain unappetizing.

4. Literally (adverb) - actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy.

Guilty of using and abusing this one. The Wire writer Jen Doll, describes literally as a crutch word that "almost always, we don't need...which doesn't mean we won't persist in using them." Well said Jen.

5. Panties (noun) - underpants or undershorts for women and children.

Victoria's Secret can't even make this word sound appealing.

6. Discharge (verb) - to relieve of a charge or load; unload.

Hospitals, monthly gifts, it doesn't matter. This word only reminds listeners of uncomfortable situations. 

7. Ointment (noun) - a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.

It is as unpleasant rolling off of the tongue as it is rolling onto the skin.

8. Yolk (noun) - the part of the contents of the egg of an animal that enters directly into the formation of the embryo, together with any material that nourishes the embryo during its formation.

Not to mention the most unhealthy part of the breakfast egg.

9. Excrete (verb) - to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.

Just, ew.

10. Jowls (noun) - a jaw, especially the lower jaw.

No one will take you seriously if you use this word on a regular basis.

These words need to be to be shunned until the end of time in the name of the greater good.