buzzkills
Mood-destroying people
Buzzkills are people or things that spoil excitement or dampen enthusiasm.
The term combines buzz—the pleasant feeling from alcohol or stimulants—with kill: Don't be such a buzzkill.
A buzzkill might be a person who points out problems, an unwelcome piece of news, or anything that deflates a good mood: The rain was a total buzzkill for the party.
One who dampens merriment
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- killjoyOne who dampens merriment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
fun sponge · sourpuss · stick-in-the-mud · grouch · pessimist · complainer · naysayer · curmudgeon
Unwelcome information
- reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- billAmount owed, written
- curfewMandated return time
deadline · hangover · alarm clock · rain · cancellation · traffic · obligation · responsibility
Unimpaired mental state
- comedownHumiliating loss of status
- crashSudden violent impact
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
nausea · headache · cotton mouth · paranoia · spins · regret · blackout · dehydration
party pooper
One who dampens merriment
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- killjoyOne who dampens merriment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
spoilsport · fun sponge · sourpuss · stick-in-the-mud · grouch · pessimist · complainer · naysayer · curmudgeon · drag
bad news
Unwelcome information
- reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- billAmount owed, written
curfew · deadline · hangover · alarm clock · rain · cancellation · traffic · obligation · responsibility · Monday
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- comedownHumiliating loss of status
- crashSudden violent impact
- withdrawalAct of taking away
tolerance · nausea · headache · cotton mouth · paranoia · spins · regret · blackout · dehydration · exhaustion
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- restraintshandcuffs, shackles, chains, ropes, cuffs
- negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
buzzkillslife of the party
Most entertaining guest
morale boosters · hype men · party animals · energizers · cheerleaders
buzzkillsparty animals
Hardcore social celebrants
social butterflies · ringmasters · bon vivants · live wires · crowd pleasers
buzzkillsthrill-seekers
Those pursuing intense excitement
free spirits · hedonists · pleasure-seekers · enablers · instigators