buzzkill
noun
buzz·kill
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Definition of buzzkill
: one that has a depressing or negative effect
Examples of buzzkill in a Sentence
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But the budding sector is facing a political and judicial buzzkill. — Washington Post, "Italy’s ‘cannabis light’ creates buzz even if the pot won’t," 27 June 2019 Besides running out of food, there are no greater buzzkills at a cookout than food poisoning. — Angela Davis, Washington Post, "Turn to these food safety tips the next time you grill — for your most successful cookout yet," 20 June 2019 Skyler became a buzzkill, and that pissed viewers off. — Anne T. Donahue, Marie Claire, "Even If You Hated Skyler White on Breaking Bad, She Changed TV Forever," 9 Aug. 2018 And, not to be a total buzzkill, but there are only stores in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Massachusetts at the moment. — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, "8 Things You Should Know Before Shopping at Homesense," 3 Aug. 2018 Cold water can be restorative, invigorating; it's also used to describe a buzzkill, a downer. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "'Cold Water,' Olivier Assayas' brilliant 1994 film, finally arrives in the U.S.," 17 May 2018 Even if Meghan’s official buzzkill title will likely be the Duchess of Sussex. — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Why Meghan Markle makes the royal wedding a fairy tale women can love," 17 May 2018 The Centers for Disease Control is likely a buzzkill at summer picnics. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "CDC Terrifies Twitter with Tick-Filled Photo of a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: 'TRAUMATIZED'," 9 May 2018 The Boston Red Sox were a real buzzkill for the Angels and Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday night, the team with the best record in baseball knocking the seemingly otherworldly two-way star back to terra firma. — Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com, "Angels lose Ohtani to a blister, fall to Red Sox 10-1," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'buzzkill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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