spoiled

[US]/spɔilt/
[UK]/sp ɔɪlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. overly indulged and accustomed to getting one's own way; pampered

Phrases & Collocations

spoiled child

spoiled food

spoiled brat

spoiled milk

Example Sentences

an incorrigible, spoiled child.

the spoiled pet of a wealthy family

the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child.

Spoiled food is not vendible.

The child is spoiled rotten.

an artist spoiled by success.

The plan was quite spoiled by the rain.

The fruit has spoiled in the hot sun.

His grandmother spoiled him.

She spoiled the soup with too much salt.

They are financiers who spoiled widows of their money.

Worrying about business spoiled our evening.

your mother said that I spoiled you rotten .

The incorporation of air bubbles in the glass spoiled it.

Spoiled children becomesulky if they cannot have their own way.

he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish.

Bread products can be spoiled by Bacillus species that produce ropiness.

Real-world Examples

People tell me that I have spoiled him. Very likely I have.

Source: The Case of the Green Jade Crown in Sherlock Holmes' Investigations

My sisters sometimes thought that our mother rather spoiled me, pampered me.

Source: 6 Minute English

My neighbors spoiled their children with lavish gifts.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

And spoiled, spoiled means that you give the child anything at once.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

Oh, my God, you really are spoiled.I'm spoiled? !

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

In this example, you could say that one bad apple spoiled the whole bunch.

Source: VOA Special May 2019 Collection

My mom couldn't believe her ears. Then she called me spoiled and ungrateful.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

One guy even said that if she had, “It would have spoiled all the fun.”

Source: He actually doesn't like you that much.

She spoiled the meat by burning it.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

You sound just like a spoiled brat.

Source: Volume 4

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