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(noun) despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation
the act of stripping and taking by force
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
her spoiling my dress was deliberate
(verb) corrupt
alter from the original
(verb) go bad
become unfit for consumption or use
the meat must be eaten before it spoils
(verb) deflower, impair, vitiate, mar
make imperfect
nothing marred her beauty
(verb) despoil, plunder, rape, violate
destroy and strip of its possession
The soldiers raped the beautiful country
(verb) itch
have a strong desire or urge to do something
She is itching to start the project; He is spoiling for a fight
(verb) flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, ball up, screw up, mishandle, muck up, muff, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out; the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
(verb) scotch, queer, thwart, bilk, baffle, foil, frustrate, cross
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent
(verb) indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, baby
treat with excessive indulgence
grandparents often pamper the children; Let's not mollycoddle our students!