spoil

verb19 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6

a derogatory term for a child who behaves badly because they are given everything they want

a child who is ill-behaved due to overindulgence from their parents

to ruin something entirely

to significantly ruin something

to spoil something to a small degree

to spoil something to a noticeable degree

to spoil something to a certain, limited extent

a pile of waste material from mining

to prevent something from ruining an event or experience

to be extremely generous to someone, giving them anything they want

to be thoroughly overindulged or pampered

to be completely overindulged or pampered

to be absolutely overindulged or pampered

to give someone, especially a child, too many things, making them selfish

to wish to avoid ruining a surprise, event, or situation

used to express reluctance before saying something that might ruin a good situation

to make an effort to ruin something

expresses that it would be regrettable to ruin something

to state the intention of not ruining something