malafide
US/ˌmɑːlə ˈfaɪdi/
malafide adjective: in bad faith.
Adjective
malafide (not comparable)
- In bad faith.
- Soutik Banerjee, an advocate assisting Mr. Shah’s legal team, describes the ruling as a positive development, writing in a statement that it “exemplifies that there has been arbitrary and malafide use of extraordinary laws against Fahad. … Only time will tell if UAPA charges will also apply.”2023, Srishti Jaswal, Monitor reporter’s trial opens: Why India treats journalists as terrorists, in: The Christian Science Monitor, April 19 2023
Noun
malafide (plural malafides)
- Something done in bad faith.
malafide meaning in Tamil
malafide in Tamil
- சூதான, தீய எண்ணமுடைய, தீயஎண்ணமுடைய, பொருத்தமின்மை, தீயெண்ணத்தில், நல்லெண்ணமற்ற
Forms of malafide
| plural | malafides |
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Origin of malafide
Univerbation of mala fide, from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”).
Questions about malafide
- What does malafide mean?
- Malafide means in bad faith.
- What is malafide in Tamil?
- Malafide in Tamil is சூதான, தீய எண்ணமுடைய, தீயஎண்ணமுடைய. See Malafide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is malafide?
- Malafide can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce malafide?
- Malafide is pronounced /ˌmɑːlə ˈfaɪdi/ (US).
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