a rotten apple

A person who negatively impacts an entire group of people through his or her words or actions. Taken from the proverb "a rotten apple spoils the bunch." Before you accuse the entire department of wrongdoing, you should try to find the rotten apple that initially caused the problem.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suzanna	soo-ZAN-ə	English
ÍOmhar	-	Irish
Lange	['læŋə]
Domitilla	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Annas	AN-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Abd Al-Rashid	-	Arabic