spoiled

/ˈspȯi(-ə)l/

Middle English, from Anglo-French espuiller, espoiller, from Latin spoliare to strip of natural covering, despoil, from spolium skin, hide

verb

  1. to damage seriously : ruin

  2. to impair the quality or effect of

  3. to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise

a quarrel spoiled the celebration

decay decompose rot putrefy spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption.

idiom

  1. given a lot of choices

(chiefly British) Customers are spoiled for choice when buying a new car.

idiom

  1. very spoiled

That child is spoiled rotten.