badly receive

Frequency: 6.97.1 per million words

To be accepted or reviewed in a negative way.

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Examples (10)

  • The new policy was badly received by the public.
  • His performance was badly received by critics, despite his efforts.
  • The unexpected announcement will likely be badly received by investors.
  • They feared their proposal would be badly received by the committee.
  • The experimental film was badly received at the festival.
  • Historically, controversial ideas are often badly received at first.
  • Even with good intentions, sometimes messages can be badly received.
  • The product launch was badly received due to technical glitches.
  • She worried her advice would be badly received by her stubborn friend.
  • If the news is badly received, we'll need a backup plan.