Solve this Riddle:
Its a 5 letter word

But what happens if you put the good and the bad together?

Prideful pessimist [5,6]
If house bills had feelings? [4,10]
Righteous flood, perhaps [4,6]
Protests reported euphemistically [6,6]
Inspiring firing, perhaps [4,9]
From bad to worse? [8,6]
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