spoiling

Definitions

The act of treating a person with excessive indulgence, often resulting in bad behavior.

The process of becoming decayed, rotten, or unfit for use.

The act of ruining or diminishing the quality, value, or pleasure of something.

Examples

My grandparents are always spoiling the children with too many gifts.

The warm weather is spoiling the milk left out on the counter.

Synonyms

pampering coddling indulging mollycoddling ruining marring damaging

Antonyms

disciplining neglecting improving preserving fixing restoring correcting