different between spoilt vs disciplined

English

Alternative forms

• spoiled

Pronunciation

• enPR: spoilt, IPA^(key): /sp??lt/

Adjective

spoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) (UK spelling)

1. (Britain) Having lost its original value
2. Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
3. (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

Usage notes

• Much less common than spoiled in US.
• About as common as "spoiled" in UK.

Antonyms

• (food): eatable, edible, fresh, good, unspoilt
• (person): unspoilt

Derived terms

• spoilt for choice

Translations

Verb

spoilt

1. simple past tense and past participle of spoil

Anagrams

• pilots, pistol, postil, potlis, sploit

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?s?pl?nd/

Adjective

disciplined (comparative more disciplined, superlative most disciplined)

1. Possessing mental discipline.
2. Punished for disobedience.
3. Under control.
4. (in combination) Relating to a specified kind or number of disciplines.
   • 1970, Sales Management (volume 105, issues 7-13, page 37)

     The authors believe the saleman^[sic] of the 1970s will be a man practicing "consultative selling," a three-disciplined role, in which he acts as a business planner, profit improver, and negotiator for his customers.

Translations

Verb

disciplined

1. simple past tense and past participle of discipline