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The phrase "are badly understood" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing concepts, ideas, or phenomena that are not clearly comprehended or interpreted by people.
Example: "Many scientific theories are badly understood by the general public, leading to misconceptions."
Alternatives: "are poorly understood" or "are not well understood".
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The major conclusion of his work is the following: many natural phenomena are considered as stochastic phenomena, but, in fact, they are almost periodic phenomena which are badly understood.
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Its pathophysiology is badly understood and likely involves immune and coagulation systems with close interactions with the microorganism.
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Mechanoluminescence, also referred to as triboluminescence, is often considered as being a badly understood phenomenon.
For centuries, activated-carbons are widely used adsorbents the nanomorphology of which is still badly understood.
16 Although new imaging techniques and powerful animal models have helped understanding the time course and the mechanisms of the lesions, the relationship between Aβ accumulation and tau pathology is still badly understood and the mechanism of LOAD continues to be debated.
There are some views that are difficult to understand just because they are badly expressed.
It's relatively unpopular, badly understood, and might cease to exist after the Supreme Court issues its ruling, next month.
It is understood a number of high profile organisation are badly affected.
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