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
Fulvius	-	Ancient Roman
Heard	-	Anglo-Saxon
Iantha	-	Various
Augusto	ow-GOOS-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Knight	[nait]
Hasdrubal	HAZ-droo-bəl (English), haz-DROO-bəl (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History