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Greed vs Spoiled - What's the difference?

greed | spoiled |

As a noun greed

is a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

As a verb spoiled is

(spoil).

As an adjective spoiled is

of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

greed

English

Noun

  • A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
    • His greed was his undoing.
    What drove them was their ambition, their greed for power.

    Synonyms

    * (selfish desire for more than is needed) avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity * See also * (desire for food) gluttony

    Derived terms

    * greedily * greediness * greedy

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    spoiled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spoilt

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spoil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
  • Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

    • Usage notes

    * Much more common in US than "(spoilt)". * About as common as "spoilt" in UK.

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