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dampener

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
dampener /ˈdamp(ə)nər, ˈdæmp(ə)nər /
▸ noun a thing that has a restraining or subduing effect:
television and booze, those twin dampeners of the revolutionary spirit.
– PHRASES
put a dampener on
have a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect on:
the comments put a dampener on such an amazing trip.