as in cynics
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun
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cynics
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Smarmy cynics will call them foolish for their foolhardy ambitions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025 -
All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Killjoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killjoys. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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