killjoy

noun

kill·joy ˈkil-ˌjȯi

Synonyms of killjoy next

: one who spoils the pleasure of others

Examples of killjoy in a Sentence

I don't want to sound like a killjoy, but shouldn't we study tonight? his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun

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Likewise, today’s AI killjoys are clinging desperately to the bygone past, to the days when telephones had round dials and thick curly cords and were just for talking (gag!), and when students wrote essays in longhand, in ink, on sheets of paper. —

Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024 While the lawyers play killjoys, work is continuing on the project for now, including on the party car. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024 While ostensibly preferable to AI girlfriend apps seeking to supplant IRL relationships, an app designed to coach men to get better at talking to women by creating a robot woman who is a total killjoy might actually be even worse. —

Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024 Nobody wants to be the killjoy that pokes holes in the joke-makers’ stories of themselves. —

Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for killjoy