damage vs spoil

spoil vs damage

damage and spoil both are nouns.

damage and spoil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
damage	Yes	No	Yes	No
spoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spoil is a hyponym of damage; that is, spoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than damage:

damage: inflict damage upon
spoil: make imperfect

Other hyponyms of damage include burn, frost, bilge, break, total, bruise, disturb, afflict, smite, hurt, injure, impair, blemish, flaw, corrode, eat, rust, eat away, erode, fret, cut up, mangle, mutilate, shatter, deflower, impair, mar, vitiate, wear away, whittle away, whittle down, bang up, smash, smash up.

damage (noun)	spoil (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	the act of stripping and taking by force
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
the occurrence of a change for the worse	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
loss of military equipment
the amount of money needed to purchase something

damage (verb)	spoil (verb)
inflict damage upon	become unfit for consumption or use
suffer or be susceptible to damage	alter from the original
	make imperfect
	destroy and strip of its possession
	have a strong desire or urge to do something
	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	treat with excessive indulgence
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

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