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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
DEF

A person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Personne qui vient troubler la joie, le plaisir des autres [...] Ce qui vient troubler la joie [...]

OBS

rabat-joie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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