killjoy


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kill·joy

 (kĭl′joi′)
n.
One who spoils the enthusiasm or fun of others.
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killjoy

(ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ)
n
a person who spoils other people's pleasure
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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killjoy

noun spoilsport, dampener, damper, wet blanket (informal) Don't be such a killjoy!
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Translations

killjoy

[ˈkɪldʒɔɪ] N → aguafiestas mf inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

killjoy

[ˈkɪldʒɔɪ] n → rabat-joie m inv
Don't be such a killjoy! → Ne sois pas si rabat-joie!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

killjoy

n → Spielverderber(in) m(f), → Miesmacher(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

killjoy

[ˈkilˌdʒɔɪ] n → guastafeste m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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. I affect no niceness of conscience--I have not found any nice standards necessary yet to measure your actions by, sir.
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