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negativamente

negatively

adverb neh-gah-tee-bah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Negativamente is formed regularly from negativa + -mente. It is used in formal and written registers; in everyday speech de forma negativa or simply mal often replaces it. The construction afectar negativamente (to negatively affect) is a common collocation in journalism and reports.

Examples

"El ruido afecta negativamente al sueño."

Natural Translation

The noise negatively affects sleep.

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