Usually means: Person inherently displaying negative behaviors.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. bad seed: Merriam-Webster
  2. bad seed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bad seed: Wiktionary
  4. Bad Seed (Jan Howard album), Bad Seed (Jan Howard song), Bad Seed (disambiguation), Bad Seed, The Bad Seed (New Zealand TV series), The Bad Seed (Supernatural), The Bad Seed (film), The Bad Seed (play), The Bad Seed: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. bad seed: Merriam-Webster

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bad seed: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
  2. bad seed: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bad seed)

▸ noun:  A genetic source of bad behavior or other negative results.

Similar:
bad blood, bad influence, Bad Thing, misbreed, bad sign, misbegotten, misendowment, misrepair, bad mind, misbehaving, more...

Opposite:
good seed, positive influence, role model

Types:
poison ivy, thistle, dandelion, ragweed, cocklebur, nightshade, hemlock, morning glory, more...

Phrases:
The Bad Seed, The Bad Seed Returns, Mutiny/The Bad Seed, more...

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Similar:
bad blood, bad influence, Bad Thing, misbreed, bad sign, misbegotten, misendowment, misrepair, bad mind, misbehaving, more...

Opposite:
good seed, positive influence, role model

Types:
poison ivy, thistle, dandelion, ragweed, cocklebur, nightshade, hemlock, morning glory, more...

Phrases:
The Bad Seed, The Bad Seed Returns, Mutiny/The Bad Seed, more...



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