ALL meanings of bad faith
bad faith
B b - noun bad faith intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith) 3
- noun bad faith (in the philosophy of the 20th-century French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) 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 3
- noun bad faith insincerity or dishonesty 3
- noun bad faith insincerity; dishonesty; duplicity 3
- noun bad faith lack of honesty and trust: Bad faith on the part of both negotiators doomed the talks from the outset. 1
- noun bad faith (law) A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit. This has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies. 0
- noun bad faith (law) Intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold). 0
- noun bad faith (philosophy) The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will. 0