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A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, endearing, idiomatic, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport, addle-plot, cold fish, dampener, downer, fun sponge, grinch, joy killer, marplot, miserabilist, party pooper, stick in the mud, wet blanket, wet rag
Antonyms: none provided
A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic, mildly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative form of wet-blanket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
someone who spoils the pleasure of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spoilsport, killjoy, party pooper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unwelcome person, persona non grata
Narrower terms: worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart
Suggesting that such a person would extinguish fun in the same manner a wet blanket can smother and extinguish a fire.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
aixafaguitarres
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Catalan:
esgarriacries
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
掃興者 /扫兴者
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Czech:
suchar
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Danish:
lyseslukker
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Dutch:
spelbreker
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Dutch:
spelbreekster
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Finnish:
ilonpilaaja
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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French:
rabat-joie
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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French:
pisse-froid
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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German:
Spielverderber
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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German:
Spaßbremse
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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German:
Miesmacher
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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German:
Miesmacherin
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Hungarian:
ünneprontó
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Italian:
guastafeste
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
malkontent
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
malkontentka
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
maruda
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
smutas
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
smutaska
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Polish:
drewniak
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Portuguese:
desmancha-prazeres
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Portuguese:
estraga-prazeres
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Russian:
зануда
(zanuda)
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Spanish:
aguafiestas
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Spanish:
sosaina
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Swedish:
glädjedödare
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Swedish:
dystergök
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
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Yiddish:
זויערע אוגערקע
(zoyere ugerke)
— someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity
