spoil (EN)

verb

verb “spoil”

1. to ruin or lessen the enjoyment or appeal of (something)
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   The rain spoiled our picnic by making everything wet and muddy.
2. to ruin, damage; to make unusable
   She accidentally spilled juice on the painting, which spoiled it completely.
3. to ruin someone's character by giving them too much
   The grandparents spoiled the child by giving him everything he wanted.
4. to make someone feel very happy and special by treating them well
   She spoiled herself with a relaxing spa day.
5. (of food) to go bad
   If you leave the bread out too long, it will spoil and become moldy.
6. to make a ballot not count by marking it incorrectly on purpose
   She decided to spoil her ballot by drawing a big X across the entire paper.
7. to ruin the surprise by telling someone an important event in a story
   She spoiled the movie by telling everyone the twist ending.