spoilsport
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/ / /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/
adj
Etymology: From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
- Like a spoilsport.
“It may seem somewhat spoilsport to focus in on this negative after another important victory but to ignore it would be delusion. Southgate will not be letting it escape his attention.”
noun
Etymology: From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
- Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
“I know I am a sad spoilsport, but it would make me wretched.”
“He looks a spoilsport. There are men in whose presence it is impossible to have any fun: men who are a sort of walking conscience.”