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spoil
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- pronunciation:
- spoIl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- be spoiling for
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt |
| definition 1: |
to ruin or detract from; make unusable or unsatisfactory.
She spilled her coffee and spoiled her new dress.The rain spoiled our camping trip.- synonyms:
- damage, ruin, wreck
- antonyms:
- enhance, help, improve
- similar words:
- blight, butcher, decay, decompose, defile, foul, mar, mess, queer, smash, sully, vandalize, vitiate
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| definition 2: |
to instill an unhealthy sense of entitlement in (a person) through excessive indulgence, too much freedom, withheld punishments, or the like.
Having been spoiled by her parents, the young college freshman threw a tantrum at having to share a room with a roommate.- similar words:
- baby, coddle, dote on, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper
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| definition 3: |
to indulge or overindulge (a loved one or pet).
She loves to spoil her grandchildren with candy and presents.You've spoiled this dog, and now he's far too overweight!- synonyms:
- indulge, overindulge
- similar words:
- pamper
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| related words: |
adulterate, botch, bungle, cloud, contaminate, corrupt, damage, damn, dash, desolate, destroy, infect, maim, mine, muddle, murder, punish, rot, stale, taint, turn, violate, waste, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become unusable or decayed.
Meat spoils rapidly in hot weather.- synonyms:
- putrefy, turn
- antonyms:
- keep
- similar words:
- addle, decay, decompose, foul, mildew, mold, rot, sour
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| related words: |
blight, damage, putrefy, taint, turn |
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| phrase: |
be spoiling for |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(pl.) material goods or other benefits gained by victory, as in warfare or politics.
the spoils of warHis job was part of the spoils of his party's victory.- synonyms:
- booty, loot
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| related words: |
capture, graft, plunder, trophy |
| derivation: |
spoiled (adj.) |
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