verspielen.
to gamble something away (lose something in a game)
Meaning & usage
to gamble something away (lose something in a game)
Spielsüchtige verspielen oft an einem Tag ganze Monatslöhne.
to lose something lightly; to squander; to waste
Er hat sein ganzes Erbe mit teuren Partys verspielt.
Durch den Einmarsch in Afghanistan verspielten die USA leichtfertig ihre moralische Vorteilslage.
to lose someone’s goodwill
Er hat bei ihr verspielt.
to make a mistake at playing (e.g. play a wrong note on a music instrument)
An dieser Stelle verspiele ich mich immer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verspiln. Analyzable as ver- + spielen. In the sense of “to squander” reinforced by and merged with unrelated Middle Low German verspillen, verspilden (“to waste”). Compare Dutch verspillen.
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