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🥛 Decay or damage 💔 Ruining something
spoiling

spoiling

1 3.4
An act that damages something so it becomes less enjoyable or valuable
  • noun
  • /ˈspɔɪlɪŋ/
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  • They are totally spoiling us with the best food, cappuccinos, homemade wine from their vineyard.

Examples

  • Someone spoiling me and some gas.

  • I last year did a lot of self-care for me and me time and and, you know, spoiling myself and my skin routine.

  • So he knew by spoiling that visit, you know that would be devastating for me.

  • James get invited onto a panel where ones that I want spoiling for the audience, but I'll make it available later on.

  • And like, clear sounds very like, oh, they're spoiling my beautiful city.

  • In fact, we may safely describe evil as any spoiling of shalom, whether physically, morally, spiritually, or otherwise.

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  • The spoiling of the food left us with nothing to eat at the party.

  • His constant criticism was the spoiling of her creativity and enthusiasm.

  • The spoiling of the movie's ending by the reviews made it less enjoyable for the audience.

Synonyms

bastardization
vsspoiling
3 9.3

Making something worse by adding bad parts or changing it

is broader harm not only caused by adding poor elements
spoilage
vsspoiling
3 4.2

The way food goes bad and becomes unsafe to eat

covers general damage not limited to decay or contamination
defacement
vsspoiling
1 7.4

Damage to the surface or appearance of something, often done on purpose

is about general damage not limited to surface appearance
ruining
vsspoiling
3.6

Damage that destroys something or makes it unusable

is broader covering minor damage as well as severe harm
defloration
vsspoiling
  • Offensive
9.9

To spoil the beauty or innocence of something

applies broadly to damage beyond loss of innocence or beauty

Antonyms

preservation
90 3.8

Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings

How Damaging

ruin
100 3.2
spoiling
1 3.4
to damage
885 1.4
blemish
15 3.9

Surface Forms

spoiling singular
spoiling plural

Morphology

spoiling = spoil (transparent) = spoil + ing

The word 'spoiling' is transparently derived from the verb 'spoil' with the addition of the gerund suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Spoiling comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to plunder' or 'take away', and it is related to the familiar noun spoils, as in 'the spoils of war'. So to spoil something is to take away its value or pleasure, which is why spoiling can mean damaging or ruining something.