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adjective
- 1. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently: "he acts like a spoiled brat"
- 2. (of food) having become unfit for eating: "the smell of spoiled milk"
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Definition of spoiled adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : to damage seriously : ruin. b. : to impair the quality or effect of. a quarrel spoiled the celebration. 2. a. : to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise. b. : to pamper excessively : coddle. 3. a. : pillage, rob. b. archaic : despoil, strip.
6 days ago · 2 meanings: → another form of spoilt → a past tense and past participle of spoil.... Click for more definitions.
to stop something from being enjoyable or successful: The picnic was spoiled by the bad weather. I don't want to spoil the fun, but could you turn the music down a bit? Fewer examples. The burnt onions spoiled the flavour of the dish. His performance spoiled an otherwise excellent film.
spoil. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Voting spoil1 /spɔɪl/ S3 verb (past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British English) 1 damage [ transitive] to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc SYN ruin The whole park is spoiled by litter.
v.t. to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop. to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally: Bad weather spoiled their vacation.
[transitive] spoil something to change something good into something bad, unpleasant, etc. synonym ruin. Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather. Don't let him spoil your evening. The tall buildings have spoiled the view. Don't eat too many nuts—you'll spoil your appetite (= will no longer be hungry at the proper time to eat).
