Job's 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.
See also: comforter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Laarni-Filipino
DeltaDEL-təEnglish
AdaAY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
EstherES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Bethel['beθəl]
Sofiyasah-FEE-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian