Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase affect in a bad way.
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1. harm
2. damage
3. impair
4. undermine
5. negatively impact
6. appair
7. appall
8. compound
9. debel
10. debellate
11. jade
12. pair
13. pejorate
14. worst
15. avale
16. badden
17. beleaguerment
18. decay
19. deject
20. depreciate
21. deteriorate
22. gimp
23. gone bad
24. grovel
25. handicap
26. pauper
27. setdown
28. worsen
29. worsening
30. aggravate
31. allay
32. beleaguer
33. defang
34. defeat
35. degrade
36. dilapidate
37. dispend
38. disrepair

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