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spoil

/spɔɪl/

Synonyms of spoil Antonyms of spoil Examples of spoil Usage of spoil Parts of spoil Definition that contains spoil Words sounding like spoil Explanation of spoil

verb
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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ball up blow bobble bodge bollix bollix up bollocks bollocks up botch botch up bumble bungle flub fluff foul up fuck up fumble louse up mess up mishandle muck up muff screw up

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go wrong miscarry fail
verb
have a strong desire or urge to do something
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"He is spoiling for a fight"

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itch

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desire want
noun
the act of stripping and taking by force
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despoilation despoilment despoliation spoilation spoliation

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pillage pillaging plundering
verb
destroy and strip of its possession
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despoil plunder rape violate

type of:
destroy ruin
verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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baffle bilk cross foil frustrate queer scotch thwart

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forbid preclude forestall prevent foreclose
verb
make imperfect
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deflower impair mar vitiate

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damage
verb
treat with excessive indulgence
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baby cocker coddle cosset featherbed indulge mollycoddle pamper

type of:
do by treat handle
verb
become unfit for consumption or use
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"the meat must be eaten before it spoils"

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go bad

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decay
verb
alter from the original
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corrupt

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modify
noun
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
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"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"

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spoilage spoiling

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injury
noun
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
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"to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"

type of:
stolen property

Usage of spoil

"plural"
"plural form"

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