Difference between Spoil and Frustrate

What is the difference between Spoil and Frustrate?

Spoil as a verb is to strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil. while Frustrate as a verb is to disappoint or defeat

Spoil

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil. To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.). To carry off (goods) by force; to steal. To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.

Example sentence: People do need to stay healthy and eat right to keep the body fit and functioning. But, our sweet tooth is a part of this wonderful machine, so we have to honor it and spoil it from time to time... to time.

Frustrate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disappoint or defeatTo hinderTo cause stress or panic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory

We hope you now know whether to use Spoil or Frustrate in your sentence.

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