killjoy
/ˈkɪldʒɔɪ/noun
उच्चारण किल्जॉइ
रंग में भंग डालने वाला, मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला
Core word
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[C] disapproving
a person who likes to spoil other people's fun
रंग में भंग डालने वाला, मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला
- Don't be such a killjoy, come and dance!
- Nobody invites him to parties because he is such a killjoy.
- Nobody wants to be the killjoy who stops the party.
+ 2 more examples
- My brother called me a killjoy when I asked him to turn the music down.
- Don't be a killjoy; let the children enjoy the rain.
Synonyms spoilsport wet blanket
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
killjoy (countable noun)
A killjoy is a person who spoils the fun of others; the noun is countable and informal.
Killjoy वह व्यक्ति है जो दूसरों का मज़ा किरकिरा करता है; यह countable और अनौपचारिक noun है।
- Don't be a killjoy.
- The teacher turned out to be no killjoy.
be a killjoy / sound like a killjoy
The word is mostly used with 'be', 'sound like' and 'not want to be'.
यह शब्द मुख्यतः 'be', 'sound like' और 'not want to be' के साथ आता है।
- I don't want to be a killjoy, but the shop closes at nine.
killjoy + noun
Killjoy can modify a noun to describe an attitude, rule or person.
Killjoy noun के पहले आकर किसी रवैये, नियम या व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- His killjoy remarks silenced the group.
- It was a killjoy rule that banned music.
spelling: killjoy (one word)
It is written as one word; some writers use a hyphen, but standard dictionaries prefer one word.
इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है; कुछ लेखक hyphen लगाते हैं, पर मानक शब्दकोश एक शब्द पसंद करते हैं।
- Everyone called him a killjoy.
killjoy vs spoilsport
Both mean a person who ruins others' fun; spoilsport is slightly lighter and is often used about children or games.
दोनों का अर्थ दूसरों का मज़ा खराब करने वाला है; spoilsport कुछ हल्का है और बच्चों या खेलों के बारे में अधिक आता है।
- Don't be a spoilsport, or a killjoy, on the last day of school.
+Collocations 5
adjective + killjoy
realgrumpymiserablejoylesstypical
- The principal is not a killjoy; he joins the school picnic.
verb + killjoy
besound likecall someonerefuse to bebecome
- My friends called me a killjoy for leaving early.
killjoy + noun
attitudecommentrulemood
- A killjoy comment ruined the surprise.
killjoy + situation
at a partyon a tripin the groupon a holiday
- He was a killjoy on the school trip.
killjoy + clause
don't be a killjoywhat a killjoysuch a killjoynot to be a killjoy
- Not to be a killjoy, but the exam is on Monday.
“More examples 6
- Don't be a killjoy, Radhika; let the children play a little longer.
राधिका, मज़ा किरकिरा मत करो; बच्चों को थोड़ी देर और खेलने दो।
- My cousin is such a killjoy that he points out the cost of every outing.
मेरा चचेरा भाई इतना मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला है कि वह हर सैर का खर्च गिनाता रहता है।
- I'm sorry to be a killjoy, but it is going to rain.
मज़ा खराब करने के लिए क्षमा करें, पर बारिश होने वाली है।
- The hostel warden is strict but not a killjoy.
छात्रावास का वार्डन सख्त है, पर मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला नहीं।
- No one invited the killjoy to the farewell party.
विदाई समारोह में किसी ने उस मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाले को नहीं बुलाया।
- The class called Radhika a killjoy when she switched off the music to revise.
जब राधिका ने पढ़ाई के लिए संगीत बंद कर दिया तो कक्षा ने उसे मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला कहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a killjoy person.
✓ He is a killjoy.
Killjoy is already a noun for a person.
Killjoy पहले से व्यक्ति का noun है।
✗ Don't kill-joy the party.
✓ Don't spoil the party.
Killjoy is a noun, not a verb.
Killjoy noun है, verb नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who spoils the enjoyment of others is a killjoy or a spoilsport.
One-word substitution: दूसरों का मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाले व्यक्ति को killjoy या spoilsport कहते हैं।