spoilsport

noun [C]

/ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/

/-spɔːrt/ informal disapproving

Definition

› a person who stops other people from enjoying themselves: She did ask her dad if she could have a big party, but the old spoilsport refused.People who are boring and old-fashioned

(Definition of spoilsport noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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