Usually means: One disruptive person spoils group.
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  1. bad apple: Merriam-Webster
  2. bad apple: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bad apple: Wiktionary
  4. bad apple: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. bad apple: Dictionary.com
  6. Bad Apple, Bad Apple, Bad apple: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. bad apple: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. bad apple: Merriam-Webster

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  1. bad apple: Encyclopedia

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  1. bad apple: Medical dictionary

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  1. bad apple: Idioms

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  1. bad apple: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bad apple)

noun:  (idiomatic, often in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

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