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mala fide

/ˌmælə ˈfaɪdi/adjective

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दुर्भावनापूर्ण, बदनीयती से किया गया

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adjective
  1. 1

    law

    done with the intention of cheating or deceiving somebody; not genuine

    दुर्भावनापूर्ण, बदनीयती से किया गया

    • The court found the transfer order to be mala fide.
    • There was no evidence of any mala fide intention.

    Synonyms dishonest fraudulent deceitful

    Opposite bona fide genuine honest

adverb
  1. 1

    law

    in bad faith; with the intention of deceiving

    दुर्भावना से, बदनीयती से

    • The officer was accused of acting mala fide.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dishonest fraudulent deceitful

Antonyms

bona fide genuine honest

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin, meaning 'in bad faith'.

यह Latin से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'बुरी नीयत से'।