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
Maddox	['mædəks]
Crocifissa	kro-chee-FEE-sah	Italian
Ragna	-	Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Tasia	-	Greek
Maeva	-	Tahitian, French
&Aelig;Bbe	-	Anglo-Saxon