spoilsport
Wet blanket type
A spoilsport is someone who ruins others' fun by refusing to participate or by objecting to an activity: Don't be such a spoilsport—just try it.
The word implies that the person's reluctance or disapproval dampens the mood for everyone else.
Fun-spoiling person or thing
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- party pooperOne who dampens merriment
- fun spongeOne who ruins merriment
- killjoyOne who dampens merriment
grinch · drag · downer · joykiller · mood killer · dampener · party crasher
Habitual dissenter
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- pessimistOne expecting negative outcomes
- defeatistOne expecting inevitable failure
- doomsayerPredictor of catastrophe
skeptic · doubter · worrywart · alarmist · fatalist · prophet of doom · cassandra
Ill-tempered, stubborn person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
fuddy-duddy · grump · misery guts · old fogey · crosspatch · scrooge · moper · malcontent
Habitual vocal complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- complainerOne who voices dissatisfaction
- faultfinderOne who criticizes constantly
- nitpickerOne who criticizes trivial details
carper · critic · objector · gripper · bellyacher · kvetch · grumbler · wet rag
One who interferes uninvited
- interfererOne who meddles
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- obstructionistOne who deliberately hinders
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
stifler · troublemaker · interloper · heckler · wrecker · hinderer · opposer
buzzkill
Fun-spoiling person or thing
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- party pooperOne who dampens merriment
- fun spongeOne who ruins merriment
killjoy · grinch · drag · downer · joykiller · mood killer · dampener · party crasher
naysayer
Habitual dissenter
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- pessimistOne expecting negative outcomes
- defeatistOne expecting inevitable failure
doomsayer · skeptic · doubter · worrywart · alarmist · fatalist · prophet of doom · cassandra
curmudgeon
Ill-tempered, stubborn person
stick-in-the-mud · fuddy-duddy · grump · misery guts · old fogey · crosspatch · scrooge · moper · malcontent · pill
whiner
Habitual vocal complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- complainerOne who voices dissatisfaction
- faultfinderOne who criticizes constantly
nitpicker · carper · critic · objector · gripper · bellyacher · kvetch · grumbler · wet rag
meddler
One who interferes uninvited
- interfererOne who meddles
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- obstructionistOne who deliberately hinders
saboteur · stifler · troublemaker · interloper · heckler · wrecker · hinderer · opposer
- compound slangairhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, dimwit
- curmudgeonscurmudgeon, grouch, grump, crank, sourpuss
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- Playground Insultsbaby, brat, crybaby, dummy, dork
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
spoilsportlife of the party
Most entertaining guest
good sport · merrymaker · reveler · reveller · party animal
spoilsportgood sport
Person accepting outcomes cheerfully
team player · fun-lover · playboy · prankster · joker