wrong crowd
Friends with consequences
The wrong crowd refers to a group of people, typically friends or associates, whose influence is considered harmful or likely to lead someone into trouble.
Parents warn teenagers about falling in with the wrong crowd, meaning companions who might encourage risky behavior, poor choices, or illegal activity.
He started skipping school after he got in with the wrong crowd.
The phrase implies that social environment shapes behavior, and that some peer groups are better avoided.
Gaining social acceptance
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- conformityAdherence to norms
- cliqueExclusive social group
social circle · groupthink · herd mentality · following · impressionable · susceptible · going along · in-group
One who encourages wrongdoing
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
- crimePunishable illegal act
drugs · violence · theft · vandalism · lawlessness · exploitation · predators · hoodlums
One who doesn't fit in
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- black sheepDisreputable family member
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- lonerOne who avoids company
pariah · outsider · nonconformist · misunderstood · stranger · estranged · marginalized · rejected
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- acting outExpressing distress behaviorally
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
wayward · unruly · wild · reckless · dissent · resistance · counterculture · antisocial
fitting in
Gaining social acceptance
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- conformityAdherence to norms
clique · social circle · groupthink · herd mentality · following · impressionable · susceptible · going along · in-group · running with
bad influence
One who encourages wrongdoing
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
crime · drugs · violence · theft · vandalism · lawlessness · exploitation · predators · hoodlums · thugs
misfit
One who doesn't fit in
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- black sheepDisreputable family member
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
loner · pariah · outsider · nonconformist · misunderstood · stranger · estranged · marginalized · rejected · excluded
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- acting outExpressing distress behaviorally
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
insubordination · wayward · unruly · wild · reckless · dissent · resistance · counterculture · antisocial · deviant
- bad influencespeer pressure, bad habits, enablers, manipulators, drug dealers
wrong crowdstraight arrows
Conventional, upstanding people
honor students · do-gooders · pillars of the community · good eggs
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