adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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spoilt
/spɔɪlt/
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rhymes with -ɔɪlt
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having lost its original value
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: usually a child
Examples
The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her.
After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.
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: UK, 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
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a blighted rose
blighted urban districts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blighted
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(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, spoiled
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a spoiled child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spoiled
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
pilattu
— having lost its original value
Finnish:
pilaantunut
— having lost its original value
Finnish:
pilalla
— having lost its original value
Norwegian Bokmål:
nedgradert
— having lost its original value
Ukrainian:
зіпсо́ваний
(zipsóvanyj)
— having lost its original value
Arabic:
مُدَلَّل
(mudallal)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Azerbaijani:
xarab
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Chinese Mandarin:
腐敗 /腐败
(fǔbài)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Chinese Mandarin:
壞 /坏
(huài)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Cimbrian:
damaal
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Czech:
zkažený
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Dutch:
bedorven
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Finnish:
pilaantunut
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Finnish:
pilalla
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
French:
gâté
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
French:
pourri
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
German:
verdorben
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Greek:
χαλασμένος
(chalasménos)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Greek:
αλλοιωμένος
(alloioménos)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Hungarian:
romlott
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Italian:
guastato
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Japanese:
腐った
(kusatta)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Korean:
썩은
(sseogeun)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Norwegian Bokmål:
utgått
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Norwegian Bokmål:
råtten
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Persian:
خراب
(xarâb)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Persian:
تباه
(tabâh)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Persian:
تلیده
(talide)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Persian:
ترشیده
(toršide)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Portuguese:
estragado
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Russian:
испо́рченный
(ispórčennyj)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Serbo-Croatian:
покварено
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Serbo-Croatian:
pokvareno
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Spanish:
estropeado
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Spanish:
podrido
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Swedish:
förstörd
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Swedish:
skämd
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Ottoman Turkish:
چوروك
(çürük)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Ukrainian:
зіпсо́ваний
(zipsóvanyj)
— of food: rendered unusable or inedible
Chinese Mandarin:
寵壞 /宠坏
(chǒnghuài)
— of a child
Chinese Mandarin:
溺愛 /溺爱
(nì'ài)
— of a child
Czech:
rozmazlený
— of a child
Dutch:
verwend
— of a child
Finnish:
hemmoteltu
— of a child
Finnish:
poispilattu
— of a child
Finnish:
pilattu
— of a child
French:
gâté
— of a child
French:
pourri
— of a child
Georgian:
გაფუჭებული
(gapuč̣ebuli)
— of a child
German:
verwöhnt
— of a child
German:
verzogen
— of a child
Greek:
κακομαθημένος
(kakomathiménos)
— of a child