badly affect
Frequency: 7.914.8 per million words
To influence in a severe and negative way.
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- The drought will badly affect crop yields this year.
- The sudden factory closure badly affected the local economy.
- Small businesses were badly affected by the new tax laws.
- The scandal has badly affected the company's public image.
- Rising sea levels are expected to badly affect coastal cities.
- A lack of sleep can badly affect your ability to concentrate.
- The transport strike is badly affecting thousands of commuters.
- His knee injury badly affected his performance in the championship.
- The economic downturn has badly affected the tourism industry.
- The harsh criticism seemed to badly affect the young artist's confidence.