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Like a spoilsport.
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Antonyms: none provided
Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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someone who spoils the pleasure of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: killjoy, wet blanket, party pooper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unwelcome person, persona non grata
Narrower terms: worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart
From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
aixafaguitarres
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Catalan:
esgarriacries
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Chinese Mandarin:
潑冷水的人 /泼冷水的人
(pōlěngshuǐ de rén)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Chinese Mandarin:
掃興的人 /扫兴的人
(sǎoxìng de rén)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Chinese Mandarin:
煞風景的人 /煞风景的人
(shāfēngjǐng de rén)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Czech:
škarohlíd
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Czech:
morous
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Danish:
lyseslukker
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Dutch:
pretbederver
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Dutch:
spelbreker
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Dutch:
spelbederver
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Estonian:
tujurikkuja
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Faroese:
gleðidrepari
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Finnish:
ilonpilaaja
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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French:
rabat-joie
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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French:
trouble-fête
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Georgian:
აბეზარა
(abezara)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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German:
Spielverderber
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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German:
Spielverderberin
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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German:
Spaßverderber
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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German:
Spaßverderberin
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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German:
Spaßbremse
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Hebrew:
מַשְׁבִּית שְׂמָחוֹת
(mashbít smakhót)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Hebrew:
הורס מסיבות
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Hungarian:
ünneprontó
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Icelandic:
gleðispillir
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Irish:
seargánach
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Irish:
cnádánaí
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Italian:
guastafeste
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Latin:
occīsor fēstārum
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Norwegian Bokmål:
gledesdreper
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Norwegian Bokmål:
festbrems
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
gledesdrepar
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Plautdietsch:
Spellvedoawa
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Polish:
drewniak
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Polish:
ponurak
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Polish:
smutas
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Portuguese:
desmancha-prazeres m or f estraga-prazeres
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
кайфоло́м m кайфоло́мка
(kajfolóm)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
обло́мщик
(oblómščik)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
обло́мщица
(oblómščica)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
зану́да
(zanúda)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
брюзга́
(brjuzgá)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
ны́тик
(nýtik)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Russian:
душни́ла
(dušníla)
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Serbo-Croatian:
partibrejker
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Serbo-Croatian:
квариигра
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Serbo-Croatian:
kvariigra
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Sicilian:
scunzajocu
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Sicilian:
scunza-jocu
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Spanish:
cortarrollos
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Spanish:
aguafiestas
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Spanish:
mala onda
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Spanish:
muermo
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Swedish:
glädjedödare
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Tagalog:
basag-trip
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Turkish:
mızıkçı
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Turkish:
oyunbozan
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Walloon:
rabadjoye
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Welsh:
surbwch
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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Welsh:
lladdwr hwyl
— someone who puts an end to harmless fun