spoil

(spoil)

v. spoiled or spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils

v. tr.

a. To impair or destroy the quality or value of; ruin: spoiled the dish by adding too much salt.

b. To impair or destroy the enjoyment or experience of: spoiled the movie by talking throughout it.

c. To reveal details about (a movie or a book, for example) before someone has a chance to discover these details on their own: The article spoiled the next episode of my favorite TV show.

2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency. See Synonyms at pamper.

3. Archaic

a. To plunder; despoil.

b. To take by force.

v. intr.

To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See Synonyms at decay.

1. spoils

a. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.

b. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.

2. An object of plunder; prey.

3. Refuse material removed from an excavation.

4. Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation.

Phrasal Verb:

spoil for

To be eager for: spoiling for a fight.

[Middle English spoilen, to plunder, from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliāre, from spolium, booty.]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	spoiled - having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" spoilt ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	2.	spoiled - (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" spoilt, bad stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

Translations

مُدَلَّل

rozmazlený

ødelagt

verwöhnt

καομαθημένος

estropeado mimado pasado

hemmoteltu

gâté

razmažen

viziato

台無しにされた

버릇 없는

bortskämd

ถูกตามใจ

şımartılmış

hư

宠坏的

spoiled

→ مُدَلَّل rozmazlený ødelagt verwöhnt καομαθημένος estropeado, mimado hemmoteltu gâté razmažen viziato 台無しにされた 버릇 없는 verwend bortskjemt rozpieszczony mimado испорченный bortskämd ถูกตามใจ şımartılmış hư 宠坏的

This meat is spoiled (US)
This meat is off (UK) → Maso je zkažené → Kødet er dårligt → Das Fleisch ist nicht mehr frisch → Esta carne está pasada → Liha on pilaantunutta → La viande est avariée → Ovo meso je pokvareno → Questa carne è andata a male → この肉はいたんでいます → 고기가 상했어요 → Dit vlees is niet goed meer → Dette kjøttet er dårlig → Mięso jest zepsute → A carne está estragada → Это мясо несвежее → Det här köttet är inte färskt → Et bozulmuş → Thịt này thiu rồi → 这肉变味了

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"They spoiled and I buried them, for they were not even fit for pies.

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He had a nice little bow in his hand, but it was quite spoiled by the rain, and the tints of his many-colored arrows ran one into the other.

"Why, your bow is quite spoiled," said the old poet.

"You see now that my bow was not spoiled," said he laughing; and away he ran.

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She's the king bee of this post, and everybody pets her and is her slave, and yet, as you know, your own self, she ain't the least little bit spoiled." Then she eased her mind with this retort: "Marse Tom, she makes you do anything she wants to, and you can't deny it; so if she could be spoilt, she'd been spoilt long ago, because you are the very WORST!

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Halpin being the youngest and not over robust was perhaps a trifle "spoiled." He had the double disadvantage of a mother's assiduity and a father's neglect.

If in Halpin's youth his mother had "spoiled" him, he had assuredly done his part toward being spoiled.

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She was a weak and passionate woman, and sometimes she petted and spoiled her little boy, sometimes she treated him cruelly, calling him "a lame brat," than which nothing could hurt him more, for poor little George was born lame, and all his life long he felt sore and angry about it.

Every one was eager to known him, and for a time he became the spoiled darling of society.

The world which had petted and spoiled the poet now turned from the man.

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I have spoiled...I've been the cause of that ball being a torture to her instead of a pleasure.

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