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The phrase "a bad effect on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the negative impact or influence of one thing on another.
Example: "The new policy has a bad effect on employee morale, leading to increased turnover rates."
Alternatives: "a negative impact on" or "an adverse effect on".
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Some generally harmless ones have a bad effect on certain people".
"Girls want to be slim and males want to be big and lean, and while it isn't a bad thing for people to want to look better, it has become more like a competition, which has a bad effect on most people's mental health", said one respondent.
They have a bad effect on me".
But success had a bad effect on Meat Loaf.
"It's going to have a bad effect on everyone working in the area".
"What went on had a bad effect on our build-up," McFarland said.
"I sometimes think the ruins of that city had a bad effect on me," he says.
He was an exciting person to read but had a bad effect on British critical writing.
That can have a bad effect on you, and it did".
Is celebrity culture having a bad effect on young people in Britain, or is it inspiring?
"I think it has a bad effect on the police force because they feel there are no consequences".
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