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- [spoil]
- /spɔɪl/
- /spɔɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spoil]
- /spɔɪl/
Definitions of spoiled word
- verb with object spoiled to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop. 1
- verb with object spoiled to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally: Bad weather spoiled their vacation. 1
- verb with object spoiled to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.: to spoil a child by pampering him. 1
- verb with object spoiled Archaic. to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil. 1
- verb with object spoiled Archaic. to take or seize by force. 1
- verb without object spoiled to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid: Milk spoils if not refrigerated. 1
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Origin of spoiled
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English spoilen < Old French espoillier < Latin spoliāre to despoil, equivalent to spoli(um) booty + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) derivative of the v. or < Old French espoille, derivative of espoillier
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Parts of speech for Spoiled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spoiled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spoiled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spoiled
adj spoiled
- alloyed — a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
- babyish — Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
noun spoiled
adjective spoiled
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- corrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- debased — rendered less valuable or admirable
- decomposed — having been subject to decomposition
Antonyms for spoiled
adj spoiled
- in good condition — person: fit and healthy
- incorrupt — not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
verb spoiled
- atoned — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- callused — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- corrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- debugged — to detect and remove defects or errors from.
- decked — having a wooden deck or platform
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