figurative. Anything that darkens or overshadows with gloom, trouble, affliction, suspicion; a state of gloom, etc.; also, a darkening of the…

Something that covers or conceals in the manner of a pall or cloak. Now: spec. a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, etc.; (figurative)…

A cause of sadness; an annoyance, anxiety, or vexation. Usually in plural. Now rare (chiefly U.S.).

Scottish. A person who or thing which drags or weighs someone down; a depressing influence; a burden. Cf. down-drag, n. Now rare.

a person who aggravates distress under the guise of administering comfort.

Something that damps or depresses the spirits, etc.; also, a person who does the same.

One who or that which destroys joy or pleasure; one who throws a gloom over social enjoyment.

figurative. Something that acts as a damper to activity, enthusiasm, or cheerfulness.

A person who or thing which drags or weighs someone or something down; a force directed downwards; a depressing influence; a burden. Also (and in…

figurative. A benumbing and depressing sensation or influence upon the feelings. to cast or throw a chill over: to damp the warmth or ardour of.

plural. plural. Depressing circumstances, miseries.

figurative with various notions: Gloom, unhappiness; a temporary interruption of friendship; something that obscures the lustre of a reputation.

colloquial. A state of depression or low spirits; a person who or thing which induces such a state of depression. Cf. down, adj. 3, downer, n. 5.

a skeleton at the feast (or banquet), a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression.

figurative. A person who has a depressing or dispiriting effect on those around him.

One who or that which depresses (in various senses: see the verb).

a contrivance for damping linen, etc.; also figurative.

a repetitive cycle of depressing events; a vicious circle.

a spoil-sport.

A depressing or disappointing person or experience; = downer, n. 5a.

droopy drawers, an untidy, sloppy, or depressing woman (occasionally, such a man). slang.

Frequently with the. A numbing and depressing sensation or influence on the feelings, a damper; (also) a state of affairs causing loss of confidence…

a person who spoils the social enjoyment of others, typically by being gloomy; a killjoy.

concrete. colloquial. A gloomy, peevish, or self-pitying person, esp. someone who is constantly disgruntled or depressed; a killjoy. Frequently used…

= party pooper n.

A spoilsport or killjoy; (more generally) an ill-tempered, unpleasant person.

colloquial (originally U.S.). Cf. down, n.4 1c. A person who or thing which induces low spirits; a depressing person or experience.