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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Last week, Nike countersued Total90 LLC—which owns the federal trademark for Total90—and accuses it of bad faith conduct and fraudulently obtained trademark registrations.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
What gets to Cannon in the end—what breaks her open—is the combination of physical exhaustion, Trish’s opportunism, and a co-worker’s bad faith.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
What gets to Cannon in the end—what breaks her open—is the combination of physical exhaustion, Trish’s opportunism, and a co-worker’s bad faith.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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