KILLJOY


Meaning of KILLJOY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: kill (I) + joy

: one that inspires gloom or counteracts joy or high spirits : one that tends to pessimism or a depressing solemnness especially among people that are happy or optimistic : one that dispirits

professional killjoys whose chief fear it is that people … might get some fun out of life — T.P.Whitney

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.