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spoilt

/spɔɪlt/adjective

उच्चारण स्पॉइल्ट

बिगड़ा हुआ, ज़िद्दी (अधिक लाड़-प्यार से)

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a child or person) rude and badly behaved because they are given everything they ask for and not enough discipline

    बिगड़ा हुआ, ज़िद्दी (अधिक लाड़-प्यार से)

    • a spoilt child
    • He was spoilt by his grandparents.

    Synonyms pampered indulged overindulged coddled

    Opposite well-behaved disciplined

  2. 2

    British

    (of a vote or ballot paper) not valid because it has not been marked correctly

    (मतपत्र) अमान्य, रद्द

    • There were 500 spoilt ballot papers.
    • Officials counted the spoilt votes separately and recorded the reason for rejecting each one.

    Synonyms invalid

    Opposite valid

Idioms 1

be spoilt for choice

(British) to have so many things to choose from that it is difficult to decide

इतने विकल्प होना कि चुनना मुश्किल हो जाए

  • With so many good colleges to apply to, Radhika was spoilt for choice.
◇Word family
spoil verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pampered indulged overindulged coddled invalid

Antonyms

well-behaved disciplined valid

§Grammar and usage

British and American: British English usually uses spoilt as the adjective (a spoilt child), while American English uses spoiled.

British और American में British English आमतौर पर adjective के रूप में spoilt (a spoilt child) प्रयोग करती है, जबकि American English में spoiled प्रयोग होता है।

Be spoilt for choice means to have too many good options to choose from.

Be spoilt for choice का अर्थ चुनने के लिए बहुत अधिक अच्छे विकल्प होना है।