comforter

Job's comforter

Someone who makes a person feel worse about a situation when trying to offer sympathy. A reference to the Biblical story of Job, who showed great faith amid difficult circumstances. Larry is a real Job's comforter. I know he was just trying to offer comforting words, but he made Maggie feel worse about her financial situation.

a Job's comforter

(old-fashioned)

someone who tries to make you feel happier but makes you feel worse instead

Usage notes: Job was a character in the Bible who had a lot of bad things happen to him.

She's a real Job's comforter. She keeps telling me I'm going to die soon anyway so I shouldn't worry about anything.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
TÄHti	-	Finnish (Rare)
Sabrina	sə-BREEN-ə (English), sah-BREE-nah (Italian), zahp-REE-nah (German)	English, Italian, German
Pipra	PEE-prah	Esperanto
Zita (1)	DZEE-tah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Radboud	RAHT-bowt	Dutch
Talulla	-	Irish