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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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Just because conservatives are quite wrong (in my opinion) to argue that young women are victimized by sexual freedom doesn't mean that only right-wing killjoys can have misgivings about prepubescent girls parading in T-shirts with vulgar messages and gyrating to music with sexually explicit lyrics.
Enforcing virtue: is social stigma a threat to liberty, or is it ... by Young, Cathy / Reason
Despite the title of their debate, what is clear is that the Travel Foundation is not an anti-travel organisation of agoraphobic killjoys.
Carbon footprints in the sand: should we all stop travelling now? by Gregory, Rob / The Architectural Review
Trojans coaches thought Williams could have gotten two hands on that pass from Carson Palmer, but not even football coaches could be killjoys where that catch was concerned.
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