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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Cole, who founded Iconix and was its chief executive officer until the allegations arose, is looking for $25 million from Iconix for breach of contract, bad faith and unjust enrichment as well as $20 million from Horowitz for malicious prosecution.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The court also found no evidence of fraud or bad faith by either defendant, according to court records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Rome’s friends believed that Rome had their back and that Rome would punish bad faith on their part.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The court also found no evidence of fraud or bad faith by either defendant, according to court records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Rome’s friends believed that Rome had their back and that Rome would punish bad faith on their part.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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 16 Nov. 2025.
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