to spoil
- verb
- /spɔɪl/
- Elizabeth, let's not spoil the day with a discussion like this one, okay?
Did that in some ways spoil your expectations?
- Did that in some ways spoil your expectations?
- And I hate to spoil it, but right, Right.
- And my favorite bit that I'll spoil was at night.
- Then they just reply I replied to it and spoiled the book for me.
- And as I said, it sort of spoils the good news for you.
- At that time I said there's a few bad apples that spoil it for the rest.
- Austin, why did you have to spoil it?
- It would help immensely and it spoils Carval.
- I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to spoil, don't spoil.
- He says ask it whenever it wants to spoil something for you.
Examples
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His rude comments spoiled the atmosphere of the celebration.
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Yo, guys, I hate to spoil the party, but we've got a problem.
Fiction book (1992) -
- Are you going to spoil my birthday?
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Sorry to spoil your day of rest.
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"Why does this boy have to come right here and spoil my peace and quiet?"
Fiction book (1993) -
Did that in some ways spoil your expectations?
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I'm sorry I had to spoil your fun over at that place.
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You shouldn't let something like that spoil your fun, you know.
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I didn't want to spoil your party.
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But I wasn't about to let them spoil what we had here.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
Destroy or badly damage something so it cannot be used
To harm something so it becomes less useful, valuable, or healthy
To make a mistake that ruins what you are doing
To make a mistake that causes a problem
To make a serious mistake that ruins something
To damage a relationship or group by spreading bad ideas
To do something badly and spoil the result
To make something worse or less able to work
Deal with something badly so it causes problems or damage
To do something clumsily so it causes mistakes
Make someone's good name seem bad
To make a mistake that ruins something because you are careless
Make people think less of someone after a bad action
To fail to catch or handle something because you are clumsy
To ruin something by making mistakes or doing it badly
To make a mess of a plan or task by doing it badly
Damage or spoil something badly
Make people feel less happy in a situation
Make a contract or decision not valid by law
To make an embarrassing mistake because you are careless or nervous
To make a mistake especially by forgetting words on stage
To damage how something looks or its quality
Do a job badly and make a mess of it
To spoil or ruin a plan
To do something badly and ruin how it turns out
To do something so badly that it fails
To spoil or ruin something by making a careless mistake
To ruin something by doing it badly
Do a job badly so it does not work
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To give someone too much kindness and gifts so they expect special treatment
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spoil (to damage or ruin) comes from the same old verb spoliare, which meant 'to strip' or 'take away'. So to spoil something is to take away what makes it good, leaving it ruined.