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Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.
Jean Rostand

Meaning of "bad faith" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAD FAITH

bad faith play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAD FAITH

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Bad faith is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAD FAITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Bad faith

Bad faith is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self-deception. The expression “bad faith” is associated with “double heartedness”, which is also translated as “double mindedness”. A bad faith belief may be formed through self-deception, being double minded, or "of two minds", which is associated with faith, belief, attitude, and loyalty. In the 1913 Webster’s Dictionary, bad faith was equated with being double hearted, "of two hearts", or “a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one set of feelings, and acting as if influenced by another”. The concept is similar to perfidy, or being "without faith", in which deception is achieved when one side in a conflict promises to act in good faith with the intention of breaking that promise once the enemy has exposed himself. After Jean-Paul Sartre’s analysis of the concepts of self deception and bad faith, bad faith has been examined in specialized fields as it pertains to self deception as two semi-independently acting minds within one mind, with one deceiving the other.

Definition of bad faith in the English dictionary

The definition of bad faith in the dictionary is intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty. Other definition of bad faith is Also called: mauvaise foi. self-deception, as when an agent regards his actions as conditioned by circumstances or conventions in order to evade his own responsibility for choosing them freely.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAD FAITH

bad
bad apple
bad bank
bad blood
bad cholesterol
bad debt
bad egg
Bad Ems
Bad Godesberg
bad guy
bad hair day
bad housekeeper
Bad Lands
bad mester
bad news
bad off
bad scran to
bad seed
bad trot
bad-mannered

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAD FAITH

act of faith
article of faith
baith
confession of faith
Defender of the Faith
faith
Galbraith
good faith
graith
haith
interfaith
justification by faith
leap of faith
misfaith
profession of faith
saith
skaith
unfaith
utmost good faith
wraith

Synonyms and antonyms of bad faith in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bad faith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAD FAITH

Find out the translation of bad faith to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bad faith from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bad faith» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不守信用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mala fe
570 millions of speakers

English

bad faith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुरा विश्वास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء النية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недобросовестность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

má-fé
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ বিশ্বাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mauvaise foi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepercayaan buruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bösgläubigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不誠実
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pracaya banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đức tin xấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட நம்பிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाईट विश्वास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kötü niyetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malafede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zła wiara
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недобросовісність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rea-credință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακή πίστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slegte geloof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ond tro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ond tro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bad faith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAD FAITH»

The term «bad faith» is regularly used and occupies the 57.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAD FAITH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bad faith

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2 QUOTES WITH «BAD FAITH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bad faith.
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Thomas Ligotti
We live in a permanent state of bad faith, a mutual representation of ourselves to one another for the sake of remaining sane and following our biological imperative to continue as a species.
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Jean Rostand
Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAD FAITH»

Discover the use of bad faith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bad faith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bad Faith
While Butch and Marlene work to convict the parents of a deceased boy whose health was neglected in favor of a charismatic faith healer, Karp struggles to prevent a violent attack on New York City with the help of an imprisoned Russian ...
Robert K. Tanenbaum, 2013
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Bad faith: the danger of religious extremism
This is the first book to journey to the heart of religious militancy. Beyond analyzing the nature of religious militancy, Kressel offers sensible recommendations for addressing what is to date the 21st century's most serious challenge.
Neil Jeffrey Kressel, 2007
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Insult to Injury: Insurance, Fraud, and the Big Business of ...
Through a case study in bad faith double-dealing by insurance providers, attorney Bourhis reveals the mindset that drives illegal practices, how low-level employees are duped into unethical conduct, and how insurers manipulate data and ...
Ray Bourhis, 2005
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Sartre Explained: From Bad Faith to Authenticity
This book will provide readers with all the help they will need to find their own way in Sartre’s works.
David Detmer, 2013
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Bad Faith
Bad Faith is a gripping tale, based on true events as lived by the author.
Michael Andrews, Mus, 2005
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In Bad Faith: The Dynamics of Deception in Mark Twain's America
Bad faith as the author calls the dissonance between what we profess to believe, how we act and how we interpret our own behaviour, is more than a theme in Mark Twain.
Forrest G. Robinson, 1992
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Bad Faith: A Sister Agatha Mystery
Once she was Professor Mary Naughton, investigative reporter, teacher, and free spirit.
Aimée Thurlo, David Thurlo, 2007
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Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland
A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland Carmen Callil. against the franc, which seems likely. 'At the same time he also began his swindles: he used the business information he found on the Stock Exchange for his own purposes if an  ...
Carmen Callil, 2010
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The POLITICS OF BAD FAITH: The Radical Assault on America's ...
Explores the history of the radical idea from its nineteenth-century socialist origins to present-day attitudes toward multiculturalism, the ACLU, social equality, radical feminism, and the AIDS epidemic.
David Horowitz, 2000
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Bad Faith Good Faith
An incisive analysis of Jean-Paul Sartre's early writings.
Ronald Santoni, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAD FAITH»

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BP Business Economic Loss Claim Appeal 2014-974: Bad Faith
The Claims Administrator entered an award of $30,656.42 to a car top manufacturer in Zone D. BP appeals this modest award assigning a ... «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Breaking: Appellate Court Hammers Labor Dept for Abusive …
“Defend[ing] the indefensible in an indefensible manner,” “frivolous,” “bad faith,” “outrageous.” These are just a few of the choice words used by ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
Bad Faith & Unfair Dealing in Employee Dismissal Part 1: From …
Turner sued for wrongful dismissal and punitive damages for bad faith and maliciousness. The Court decided his employer breached its duty to ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
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Supreme Court of Appeal considers standard for registrations in bad
Supreme Court of Appeal considers standard for registrations in bad faith 03 Jul 15. < Back to Updates. South Africa - Spoor & Fisher. Vested rights, use in ... «World Trademark Review, Jul 15»
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MTN negotiating in bad faith - CWU
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) have accused cellphone company, MTN of negotiating in bad faith. The accusation comes as ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»
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CTM held to be invalid due to proprietor's bad faith when filing …
The General Court concluded that the Board of Appeal had not erred in law in finding that the mark was registered in bad faith. The intervener ... «World Trademark Review, Jul 15»
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Reynolds wins Pod lease case
A company and three men who agreed to take over the Pod nightclub in Dublin acted in bad faith when they delayed the signing of the lease ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Eighth Circuit affirms insurer did not act in bad faith by declining …
June 22, 2015), the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, applying Missouri law, concluded that an insurer did not act in bad faith or ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
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NJ High Court Finds That Res Judicata Barred Plaintiff's UM Bad
The Complaint, however, contained no explicit allegations against NJM regarding bad faith or alleged breach of any policy duties. «ClaimsJournal.com, Jun 15»
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Retroactive Bad Faith Getting Your Domain Back When The …
UDRP Paragraph 4(b) states that the below, non-exclusive factors “shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith”:. «The National Law Review, Jun 15»

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