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killjoy

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kill·joy  (kljoi)
n.
One who spoils the enthusiasm or fun of others.
killjoy
Noun
a person who spoils other people's pleasure
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.killjoy - someone who spoils the pleasure of others
party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
fuss-budget, fusspot, worrier, worrywart - thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
killjoy
noun spoilsport, dampener, damper, wet blanket (informal)
Translations
killjoy [ˈkɪldʒɔɪ] n (BRIT) → aguafiestas m/f inv
killjoy [ˈkɪldʒɔɪ] n → rabat-joie m inv
killjoy [ˈkɪldʒɔɪ] kill n → Spielverderber(in) m(f)


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As to Christian or unchristian, I repudiate your canting palavering Christianity; and as to the way in which I spend my income, it is not my principle to maintain thieves and cheat offspring of their due inheritance in order to support religion and set myself up as a saintly Killjoy.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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