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    KILLJOY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who spoils the pleasure of othersplay

    Synonyms:

    killjoy; party pooper; spoilsport; wet blanket

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("killjoy" is a kind of...):

    persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)

    Domain usage:

    colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "killjoy"):

    fuss-budget; fusspot; worrier; worrywart (thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)

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