spoilt

CEFRB1

/spɔɪlt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Bad because of decay, damage, or too much attention.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

Examples

  • Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.

  • Stop acting like a spoilt child.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

  2. Having lost its original value

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of spoil

More examples

In context

  • Tom is a spoilt child.

  • After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.

  • The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her.

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The parents gave their child everything he wanted, making him a completely blank brat.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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