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spoilt |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spoil 5 of 7 senses of spoil Sense 2 spoil, go bad => addle => curdle Sense 3 corrupt, spoil => adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase Sense 5 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin Sense 6 frustrate, spoil, thwart => disappoint, let down Sense 7 mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate => defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud => deface, disfigure, blemish Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spoil 5 of 7 senses of spoil Sense 2 spoil, go bad => addle => curdle Sense 3 corrupt, spoil => adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase => water down => sophisticate, doctor, doctor up Sense 5 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Sense 6 frustrate, spoil, thwart => disappoint, let down => fail betray => fall short, come short => disenchant, disillusion Sense 7 mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate => defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud => deface, disfigure, blemish => maul, mangle => scar, mark, pock, pit => pockmark => scarify => cicatrize Entailment of verb spoil Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spoil 7 senses of spoil Sense 1 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => fail go wrong miscarry Sense 2 spoil, go bad => decay Sense 3 corrupt, spoil => modify Sense 4 pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge => treat, handle, do by Sense 5 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 6 frustrate, spoil, thwart => discourage Sense 7 mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate => damage Familiarity of verb spoil spoil used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spoil Sense 1 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 2 spoil, go bad => decay -------------- Sense 3 corrupt, spoil => modify -------------- Sense 4 pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge => treat, handle, do by -------------- Sense 5 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 6 frustrate, spoil, thwart => discourage -------------- Sense 7 mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate => damage -------------- Overview of verb spoil The verb spoil has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up -- (make a mess of destroy or ruin) 2. (1) spoil, go bad -- (become unfit for consumption or use "the meat must be eaten before it spoils") 3. (1) corrupt, spoil -- (alter from the original) 4. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!") 5. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 6. frustrate, spoil, thwart -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) 7. mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate -- (make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty") Overview of adj spoilt The adj spoilt has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spoiled, spoilt -- (having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child") 2. bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 3. blighted, spoilt -- (affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts") Antonyms of adj spoilt 3 senses of spoilt Sense 1 spoiled, spoilt INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Sense 2 bad spoiled, spoilt INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh Sense 3 blighted, spoilt INDIRECT (VIA destroyed) -> preserved Similarity of adj spoilt 3 senses of spoilt Sense 1 spoiled, spoilt => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Sense 2 bad spoiled, spoilt => stale (vs. fresh) Sense 3 blighted, spoilt => destroyed (vs. preserved) Attributes of adj spoilt Familiarity of adj spoilt spoilt used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj spoilt spoilt unspoilt Overview of verb spoil The verb spoil has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up -- (make a mess of destroy or ruin) 2. (1) spoil, go bad -- (become unfit for consumption or use "the meat must be eaten before it spoils") 3. (1) corrupt, spoil -- (alter from the original) 4. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!") 5. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 6. frustrate, spoil, thwart -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) 7. mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate -- (make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty") Overview of adj spoilt The adj spoilt has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spoiled, spoilt -- (having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child") 2. bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 3. blighted, spoilt -- (affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts")
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