bad faith
noun
: lack of honesty in dealing with other people
She accused her landlord of bad faith because he had promised to paint the apartment but never did it.
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What this fight does tell us, however, is that unlike neighboring Korea, China’s foray into exporting its soft power will likely be fraught with distrust and even bad faith.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
According to Gonzalez, bad faith financial actors can get extremely popular online by knowing how to market themselves.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
The Washington Post is consistently played for suckers by Deep State Trump-haters and bad faith actors peddling hoaxes and shams.
—Aaron C. Davis and Carol D. Leonnig The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
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Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
According to Gonzalez, bad faith financial actors can get extremely popular online by knowing how to market themselves.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
The Washington Post is consistently played for suckers by Deep State Trump-haters and bad faith actors peddling hoaxes and shams.
—Aaron C. Davis and Carol D. Leonnig The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bad faith
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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