Spoil

Words referring to spoiling something that is happening, such as an event, work, relationship, or feeling, by doing something that makes it less attractive, less enjoyable, or less effective: to do something bad to something that is happening, so that people can't do what they were doing or don't enjoy it as much.

• What words refer to spoiling the quality of something?
  spoil impair mar detract from
• What words refer to spoiling someone's work?
  spoil mess up undermine sabotage throw a wrench in the works pour cold water on
• What words refer to spoiling a relationship?
  spoil sour poison
• What words refer to spoiling an event?
  spoil mar put a damper on cast a shadow over
• What words refer to spoiling a person's reputation?
  spoil damage damaging discredit harm tarnish be tainted
• What words refer to completely spoiling something?
  ruin destroy wreck screw up spoil everything
• What words refer to someone who spoils people's enjoyment of an event?
  wet blanket spoilsport killjoy
• What words describe something that has not been spoiled?
  unspoiled unblemished