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# killjoy

«killjoy» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who spoils other people's fun, often by being…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a killjoy, killjoys)

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) A killjoy is a person who spoils other people's fun, often by being grumpy or too strict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday talk and stories: «Don't be such a killjoy!» It tells the reader someone is stopping fun, though sometimes the «killjoy» is just being sensible about safety.

### examples

- Don't be a killjoy, come and play! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x1)
- My brother called me a killjoy when I said it was bedtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x2)
- The killjoy turned the music off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x3)
- He's not a killjoy, he's just worried about safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x4)
- The old caretaker was a killjoy about ball games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x5)
- Nobody likes to be called a killjoy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/#x6)

### note

Plural: killjoys. Informal. Similar: spoilsport, wet blanket.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «killjoy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/killjoy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.