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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotten apple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
rot-ten ap-ple
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rotten apples (plural)

Phrases

every barrel has a rotten apple there's a rotten apple in every barrel rotten to the core a few bad apples spoil the bunch the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Frequently Paired Words

rotten to the core a few bad apples spoil the bunch the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Synonyms

bad apple bad seed bad egg

Questions

What does rotten apple mean?
A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.

How to pronounce rotten apple

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