estropear — meaning in English

English meaning

• mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

estropear is used for these senses in English:

• mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
• mess up (transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
• ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
• spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
• spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]

mar — full definition

1. verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
2. noun A flaw or blemish.

ruin — full definition

1. verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
2. noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.

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