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
Abu Al-Fadl	-	Arabic
Gert	GERT (German), KHERT (Dutch)	German, Dutch
BeÑAt	-	Basque
ŞUkrİYe	-	Turkish
Nerthus	-	Germanic Mythology
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