1 definition by everywhereallatonce
in sartre's Being and Nothingness, a phrase translated from the french "mauvais foi" meaning a neurosis that creates an inability to see the truth.
her father opened the bedroom door to ask his daughter if she was coming downstairs for dinner, completely ignoring the fact that his daughter was having sex on her bed with her boyfriend. he lived in denial or bad faith.
by everywhereallatonce January 21, 2007