If you call someone a killjoy, you are critical of them because they stop other people from enjoying themselves, often by reminding them of something unpleasant.
[disapproval]
Don't be such a killjoy!
This is a classic example of the killjoy attitudes of officialdom.
Synonyms: spoilsport [informal], dampener, damper, wet blanket [informal] More Synonyms of killjoy
killjoy in British English
(ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ)
noun
a person who spoils other people's pleasure
killjoy in American English
(ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ)
noun
a person who destroys or lessens other people's enjoyment
: also ˈkill-ˌjoy
Examples of 'killjoy' in a sentence
killjoy
Since Jake wasn't what Janis called a ` killjoy " towards the world at large, hisreason was clear.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
But if Dad weren't such a killjoy, she could've done it openly, like her friend was allowed to.