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spoilsport
spoil·sport S0657300 (spoil′spôrt′)n. One who mars the pleasure of others.spoilsport (ˈspɔɪlˌspɔːt) ninformal a person who spoils the pleasure of other people by his or her actions or attitudesspoil•sport (ˈspɔɪlˌspɔrt, -ˌspoʊrt)
n. a person whose conduct spoils the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering. [1815–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spoilsport - someone who spoils the pleasure of otherskilljoy, party pooper, wet blanketcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechunwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcomefuss-budget, fusspot, worrier, worrywart - thinks about unfortunate things that might happen |
spoilsportnoun (Informal) killjoy, misery (Brit. informal), wet blanket (informal), damper, dog in the manger, party-pooper (U.S. slang), wowser (Austral. slang) a jealous spoilsport who can't take a jokeTranslationsspoil (spoil) – past tense, past participles spoiled, ~spoilt (-t) – verb1. to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless. If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it. 損壞 损坏2. to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so. They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable! 寵壞，溺愛 宠坏，溺爱 spoils noun plural profits or rewards. the spoils of war; the spoils of success. 掠奪物 掠夺物spoilt adjectiveHe's a very spoilt child! 被寵壞的 被宠坏的ˈspoilsport noun a person who spoils, or refuses to join in, the fun of others. 掃興的人 扫兴的人EncyclopediaSeespoilspoilsport
Synonyms for spoilsportnoun killjoySynonyms- killjoy
- misery
- wet blanket
- damper
- dog in the manger
- party-pooper
- wowser
Synonyms for spoilsportnoun someone who spoils the pleasure of othersSynonyms- killjoy
- party pooper
- wet blanket
Related Words- colloquialism
- unwelcome person
- persona non grata
- fuss-budget
- fusspot
- worrier
- worrywart
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