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Learn to pronounce spoil

/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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Apr 17, 2024 · SPOILT meaning: 1. another spelling of spoiled 2. another spelling of spoiled. Learn more.
1 · to damage seriously : ruin · to impair the quality or effect of ; 2 · to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise · to pamper ...
(of a person) treated very well or too well: You're acting like a spoiled brat. ... What is the pronunciation of spoiled? What is the pronunciation of spoilt?
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. synonyms: blighted · destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished. adjective.
​(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).
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. to damage or harm severely; ruin: The tear spoiled the delicate fabric. Complete English Grammar Rules
spoilt meaning, definition, what is spoilt: a British form of the word spoiled: Learn more.
The word 'spoiled' is used in American English to describe something that has gone bad, decayed, or is no longer useful because of carelessness or neglect.