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.
Examples of bad faith in a Sentence
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Conservatives worried about bad faith prosecutions Several conservative-leaning justices expressed concerns about the potential for bad faith prosecutions against a president.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The proliferation of bad faith gestures toward political change and the aestheticized consumption of other people’s suffering sickens me, especially when these expressions still play into the financial objectives of oil barons, arms dealers, and other vampires.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
So much of the internet is miserable these days: harassment, bad faith, cruelty.
—Camille Butera, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
Union attorneys filed multiple unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB alleging club owners were engaging in bad faith bargaining and arbitrarily disciplining employees, among other claims.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Everyone in the uniformly excellent cast is complicated in that way: just wobbly enough, even in their bonhomie, to make credible the quick transformations to bad faith.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Apple even ended support for progressive web apps on iPhones, in what is being viewed as a bad faith move.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
Having said that, a leadership position may actually prove to be a better example to use when trying to understand bad faith.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Nevertheless, the quote inevitably garnered some bad faith (or just plain dumb) backlash.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The proliferation of bad faith gestures toward political change and the aestheticized consumption of other people’s suffering sickens me, especially when these expressions still play into the financial objectives of oil barons, arms dealers, and other vampires.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
So much of the internet is miserable these days: harassment, bad faith, cruelty.
—Camille Butera, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
Union attorneys filed multiple unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB alleging club owners were engaging in bad faith bargaining and arbitrarily disciplining employees, among other claims.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Everyone in the uniformly excellent cast is complicated in that way: just wobbly enough, even in their bonhomie, to make credible the quick transformations to bad faith.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Apple even ended support for progressive web apps on iPhones, in what is being viewed as a bad faith move.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
Having said that, a leadership position may actually prove to be a better example to use when trying to understand bad faith.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Nevertheless, the quote inevitably garnered some bad faith (or just plain dumb) backlash.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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