See bad faith on Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zła wiara"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intent to deceive or mislead",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "má-fé"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "intent to deceive or mislead",
"word": "ác ý"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "intent to deceive or mislead",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "annidwylledd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will",
"word": "huono usko"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will",
"word": "mauvaise foi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zła wiara"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will",
"word": "ngụy tín"
}
],
"word": "bad faith"
}
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