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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"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
He also denies acting in "bad faith" against Llinos Griffin-Williams.
From BBC
Thailand has presented compelling evidence of this, accused Cambodia of bad faith, and refused to release 18 of its soldiers captured in July.
From BBC
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