spoilt

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/spɔɪlt/

adjective

Having lost its original value

“After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.”

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

adjectivespoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt)

comparative more spoilt · superlative most spoilt · alternative spoiled

  1. UKHaving lost its original value
  2. UKOf food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

    The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away.

  3. UKusually a childHaving a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

    After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.

    1 more example

    The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her.

verb

alternative spoiled

  1. UKparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of spoil

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

adjective(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

adjectiveaffected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُدَلَّل
  • مُدَلَّل (mudallal)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Chinese Mandarin 腐敗 /腐败, 壞 /坏
  • 腐敗 /腐败 (fǔbài)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • 壞 /坏 (huài)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • 寵壞 /宠坏 (chǒnghuài)of a child
  • 溺愛 /溺爱 (nì'ài)of a child
Czech zkažený, rozmazlený
  • zkaženýof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • rozmazlenýof a child
Dutch bedorven, verwend
  • bedorvenof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • verwendof a child
Finnish pilattu, pilaantunut
  • pilattuhaving lost its original value
  • pilaantunuthaving lost its original value
  • pilallahaving lost its original value
  • pilaantunutof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • pilallaof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • hemmoteltuof a child
  • poispilattuof a child
  • pilattuof a child
French gâté, pourri
  • gâtéof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • pourriof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • gâtéof a child
  • pourriof a child
German verdorben, verwöhnt
  • verdorbenof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • verwöhntof a child
  • verzogenof a child
Greek χαλασμένος, αλλοιωμένος
  • χαλασμένος (chalasménos)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • αλλοιωμένος (alloioménos)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • κακομαθημένος (kakomathiménos)of a child
Hungarian romlott, elkényeztetett
  • romlottof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • elkényeztetettof a child
Italian guastato, viziato
  • guastatoof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • viziatoof a child
Japanese 腐った
  • 腐った (kusatta)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Korean 썩은
  • 썩은 (sseogeun)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Malay mua
  • muaof a child
Norwegian Bokmål nedgradert, utgått
  • nedgraderthaving lost its original value
  • utgåttof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • råttenof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • bortskjemtof a child
Persian خراب, تباه
  • خراب (xarâb)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • تباه (tabâh)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • تلیده (talide)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • ترشیده (toršide)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • لوس (lus)of a child
  • ننر (nonor)of a child
Portuguese estragado, mimado
  • estragadoof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • mimadoof a child
Russian испо́рченный
  • испо́рченный (ispórčennyj)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Spanish estropeado, podrido
  • estropeadoof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • podridoof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • mimadoof a child
  • regalónof a child
  • consentidoof a child
  • malcriadoof a child
Swedish förstörd, skämd
  • förstördof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • skämdof food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • bortskämdof a child
Ukrainian зіпсо́ваний, зіпсо́ваний
  • зіпсо́ваний (zipsóvanyj)having lost its original value
  • зіпсо́ваний (zipsóvanyj)of food: rendered unusable or inedible
  • зіпсо́ваний (zipsóvanyj)of a child

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Cite this entry
APA

spoilt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilt

MLA

“spoilt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoilt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilt.

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