Usually means: Person who spoils others' fun.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History
We found 20 dictionaries that define the word killjoy:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. killjoy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. killjoy: Merriam-Webster
  3. killjoy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. killjoy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. killjoy: Collins English Dictionary
  6. killjoy: Vocabulary.com
  7. Killjoy, killjoy: Wordnik
  8. killjoy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. killjoy: Wiktionary
  10. killjoy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. killjoy: Dictionary.com
  12. Killjoy (Fox Stevenson album), Killjoy (Shihad album), Killjoy (album), Killjoy (film series), Killjoy (franchise), Killjoy (musician), Killjoy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. killjoy: Rhymezone
  14. killjoy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. killjoy: FreeDictionary.org
  16. killjoy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. killjoy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. killjoy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See killjoys as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
▸ noun:  (occasionally endearing, derogatory) A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun.

Similar:
party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket, kill-joy, killjoyism, hedonophobia, masochist, destructionist, sadist, suppressor, more...

Opposite:
joyful, optimistic, cheerful, happy, positive

Types:
party pooper, wet blanket, stick in mud, more...

Phrases:
Our Sister Killjoy, Margaret Killjoy, more...

Adjectives:
such, old, cosmic, real, veritable, puritan, positive, perfect, total, celestial, big



▸ Words similar to killjoy

▸ Usage examples for killjoy

▸ Idioms related to killjoy

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing killjoy

▸ Words that often appear near killjoy

▸ Rhymes of killjoy

▸ Invented words related to killjoy

Similar:
party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket, kill-joy, killjoyism, hedonophobia, masochist, destructionist, sadist, suppressor, more...

Opposite:
joyful, optimistic, cheerful, happy, positive

Types:
party pooper, wet blanket, stick in mud, more...

Phrases:
Our Sister Killjoy, Margaret Killjoy, more...

Adjectives:
such, old, cosmic, real, veritable, puritan, positive, perfect, total, celestial, big



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "killjoy" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux