bad faith
Americannoun
noun
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intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith )
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Also called: mauvaise foi. (in the philosophy of the 20th-century French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) self-deception, as when an agent regards his actions as conditioned by circumstances or conventions in order to evade his own responsibility for choosing them freely
Other Word Forms
- bad-faith adjective
Example Sentences
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Unionized Post-Gazette editorial staff have been on strike since October 2022, pushing for better wages and healthcare benefits and accusing the company of years of bargaining in bad faith.
“We only have so much information, and you can approach that lack of information in good faith or bad faith,” Taylor said.
From Los Angeles Times
"I must also stress that some tweets have been completely misunderstood, seemingly in bad faith," he added.
From Barron's
Fattah said he took allegations of antisemitism "very seriously" while arguing some of the posts had been "misunderstood, seemingly in bad faith".
From BBC
The judge ruled that changing it was in bad faith.
From BBC
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