intransitive verb 1 : to lose valuable or useful qualities usually as a result of decay the fruit spoiled 2 : to have an eager desire spoiling for a fight

Someone, especially a child, who is spoiled is allowed to do or have anything that they want, usually with the result that they behave badly and do not show respect to other people:

SPOILED definition: (of a person, especially a child) indulged excessively or pampered, with a harmful effect on character. See examples of spoiled used in a sentence.

When a person is spoiled, they're damaged by having been given everything they want. Spoiled people are usually pretty rotten. When food is spoiled, it's also rotten—literally. Spoiled things …

To reveal details about (a movie or a book, for example) before someone has a chance to discover these details on their own: The article spoiled the next episode of my favorite TV show.

to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop. affect detrimentally: …

Definition of spoil verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] spoil something to change something good into something bad, unpleasant, etc. synonym ruin. Our camping …