mauvaise foi

/ French (movɛz fwa) /

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noun

(in the philosophy of Sartre) the expression usually rendered as bad faithSee bad faith (def. 2)

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How to use mauvaise foi in a sentence

Thou fell spirit of pride, prejudice, ignorance, and mauvaise honte!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Ma foi, to the great admiration that M. le Duc d'Anjou has inspired in me for you.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
"Ma foi, I thought you had started on your last long journey," said the proprietor of the house.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
Ma foi, je serais fch de le savoir, et je crois que l'auteur aura sagement fait de ne mettre personne dans son secret.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

"Ma foi, comme il est ennuyeux avec sa Pologne," replied Madame Beavor, shrugging her shoulders.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton