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spoiled

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /spɔɪld/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪld
  • CMU ARPABET: S P OY1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gone bad, maggoted, bad, gone off, rotten, spoiled

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

The state of being heavily pampered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The child was spoiled by constant gifts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: usually a child

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of spoil

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bad meat
  • a refrigerator full of spoilt food

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bad, spoilt

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a spoiled child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spoilt

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَاسِد (fāsid) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Arabic: فاسد (fāsid) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Belarusian: сапсу́ты (sapsúty) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Belarusian: сапсо́ваны (sapsóvany) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Galician: estragado — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Galician: picado — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • German: verdorben — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Mbya Guarani: aguino — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Irish: millte — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Italian: avariato — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bedervet — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Polish: zepsuty — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Portuguese: estragado — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Russian: испо́рченный (ispórčennyj) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Swedish: skämd — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Turkish: bozuk — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Ukrainian: зіпсо́ваний (zipsóvanyj) — of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
  • Belarusian: распе́шчаны (raspjéščany) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Belarusian: зба́лаваны (zbálavany) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Belarusian: распу́шчаны (raspúščany) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏲᏨᎢ (uyotsvi) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寵壞 /宠坏 (chǒnghuài) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溺愛 /溺爱 (nì'ài) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Czech: rozmazlený — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Danish: forkælet — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Dutch: verwend — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Finnish: hemmoteltu — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Finnish: poispilattu — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Finnish: pilattu — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • French: gâté — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • French: pourri — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Galician: malcriado — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Georgian: გაფუჭებული (gapuč̣ebuli) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • German: verwöhnt — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • German: verzogen — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Greek: κακομαθημένος (kakomathiménos) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Hungarian: elkényeztetett — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Irish: millte — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Italian: viziato — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Japanese: 甘やかされ (amayakasare) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Malay: mua — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bortskjemt — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Persian: لوس (lus) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Persian: ننر (nonor) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Portuguese: mimado — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Russian: избало́ванный (izbalóvannyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Russian: бало́ванный (balóvannyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Russian: распу́щенный (raspúščennyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Serbo-Croatian: размажен — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Serbo-Croatian: razmažen — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Spanish: mimado — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Spanish: regalón — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Spanish: consentido — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Spanish: malcriado — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Spanish: malacostumbrado — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Swedish: bortskämd — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Swedish: bortklemad — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Turkish: şımarık — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Ukrainian: розпе́щений (rozpéščenyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Ukrainian: розбе́щений (rozbéščenyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
  • Ukrainian: розпу́щений (rozpúščenyj) — (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering