a bad apple

A person who negatively impacts an entire group of people through his or her words or actions. Taken from the proverb "a bad apple spoils the bunch." Jeremy is really a bad apple. After five minutes with my usually well-behaved kids, they're all acting out.

a bad/rotten apple

one bad person in a group of people who are good You'll find the occasional rotten apple in every organization.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Thorn;ÓRsteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Aparajita	-	Bengali, Indian, Hindi
Brittania	-	English (Rare)
EdmÉ	-	French (Archaic)
Dixie	['diksi]
MÔNica	-	Portuguese