effectively

/ɪˈfektɪvli/ adverb

Definition

WELL › in a way that is successful and achieves what you want: Teachers need to be able to communicate ideas effectively.

REALLY › used when you describe what the real result of a situation is: His illness effectively ended his career.

(Definition of effectively adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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