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The phrase "understand negatively" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing perceptions or interpretations that are unfavorable or critical in nature. Example: "Some people tend to understand negatively when they hear constructive criticism, interpreting it as a personal attack."
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For example, cognitive interviews can be conducted to clarify whether substance abusers have insufficient cognitive functioning by which to understand negatively worded items.
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In the case of Kosovo, the term "liberal" can be understood negatively and positively.
There is nothing inherently elitist about the ideal of freedom when this is understood negatively as independence from arbitrary or uncontrolled power.
I have been to many weddings where crying babies and cranky toddlers made noise through some or all of the ceremony, and not all parents understand how negatively this can affect the couple's special moment.
For the purposes of what follows, we shall understand "physical" negatively, as referring to entities that are found outside the mental and other special realms, as well as within.
In this respect, the pleasures of the good life are not understood merely negatively.
Conclusions: The results underscore the need to further understand the factors negatively affecting driving independence and mobility in older drivers, as well as the importance of improved communication between older adults and health care professionals regarding driving.
But Iverson could not understand that such missteps negatively affect a team.
In passages where the beverages are viewed negatively, prohibitionists understand them to mean the alcoholic drinks, and where they are viewed positively, they understand them to mean non-alcoholic drinks.
Finally, in accordance with the literature on community-dwelling youths [ 34] the participants believed that athletes might be concerned that a health provider would not understand or might think negatively of them.
In addition, our study found that the 'free treatment' policy of the National TB Control Programme is not widely understood or is negatively perceived by the public, which is likely to be a major reason for the very low utilization of TB dispensaries.
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