refinement

/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/ noun

Definition

IMPROVEMENT [C, U] › a small change that improves something: Several refinements have been made to improve the car's performance.

POLITE [U] › polite behaviour and knowledge of social rules: a woman of refinement

PURE [U] › the process of making a substance pure

(Definition of refinement noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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