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/spoil/
verb
  1. diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
    "I wouldn't want to spoil your fun"
    synonyms: mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm, ruin, destroy, wreck, be a blot on the landscape, disfeature
  2. harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent.
    "the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas"
    synonyms: overindulge, pamper, indulge, mollycoddle, cosset, coddle, baby, spoon-feed, wait on hand and foot, cater to someone's every whim, overparent, kill with kindness, nanny, nursemaid, dote on, wrap in cotton wool, feather-bed, cocker
  3. be extremely or aggressively eager for.
    "Cooper was spoiling for a fight"
    synonyms: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, raring for, after, bent on, set on, on the lookout for, longing for
  4. rob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence.
    "the enemy entered into Hereford, spoiled and fired the city, and razed the walls to the ground"

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(of a child) rude and badly behaved because they are given everything they ask for and not enough discipline. a spoiled brat; He's spoilt rotten (= a lot).
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10 senses: 1. to cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etc 2. to weaken the character of (a.
Apr 10, 2024 ˇ badly behaved because you are always given what you want or allowed to do what you want: He was behaving like a spoilt child.
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. synonyms: blighted ˇ destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished. adjective.
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