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Meaning & Definition of Spoil in English

English

Spoil

/spɔɪl/

noun

1. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

  • "To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
synonym:
  • spoil

2. The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

  • "Her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
synonym:
  • spoil,
  • spoiling,
  • spoilage

3. The act of stripping and taking by force

synonym:
  • spoil,
  • spoliation,
  • spoilation,
  • despoilation,
  • despoilment,
  • despoliation

verb

1. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin

  • "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
  • "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
synonym:
  • botch,
  • bodge,
  • bumble,
  • fumble,
  • botch up,
  • muff,
  • blow,
  • flub,
  • screw up,
  • ball up,
  • spoil,
  • muck up,
  • bungle,
  • fluff,
  • bollix,
  • bollix up,
  • bollocks,
  • bollocks up,
  • bobble,
  • mishandle,
  • louse up,
  • foul up,
  • mess up,
  • fuck up

2. Become unfit for consumption or use

  • "The meat must be eaten before it spoils"
synonym:
  • spoil,
  • go bad

3. Alter from the original

synonym:
  • corrupt,
  • spoil

4. Treat with excessive indulgence

  • "Grandparents often pamper the children"
  • "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
synonym:
  • pamper,
  • featherbed,
  • cosset,
  • cocker,
  • baby,
  • coddle,
  • mollycoddle,
  • spoil,
  • indulge

5. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

  • "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing september surge"
  • "Foil your opponent"
synonym:
  • thwart,
  • queer,
  • spoil,
  • scotch,
  • foil,
  • cross,
  • frustrate,
  • baffle,
  • bilk

6. Have a strong desire or urge to do something

  • "She is itching to start the project"
  • "He is spoiling for a fight"
synonym:
  • itch,
  • spoil

7. Destroy and strip of its possession

  • "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
synonym:
  • rape,
  • spoil,
  • despoil,
  • violate,
  • plunder

8. Make imperfect

  • "Nothing marred her beauty"
synonym:
  • mar,
  • impair,
  • spoil,
  • deflower,
  • vitiate

Examples of using

Don't spoil your appetite.
Make a spoon or spoil a horn.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.