black sheep
[noun]
Synonyms: disgrace, bad egg (old-fashioned informal), dropout, ne'er-do-well, outcast, prodigal, renegade, reprobate, wastrel

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ˌblack ˈsheep noun [countable usually singular]
someone who is regarded by other members of their family or group as a failure or embarrassment:
Amy’s always been the black sheep of the family.

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black sheep
the black sheep (of the family)
someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family.
My father was the black sheep - he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him.

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black sheep
a person who is a disgrace to a family or group
The man is the black sheep in his family and has not made a success of his life.

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black sheep
n. A person in a family or a community considered unsatisfactory or disgraceful.
My brother Ted is a high school dropout who joined a circus; he is the black sheep in our family.

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