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
EmmettEM-itEnglish
Elchin-Azerbaijani
LiddyLID-eeEnglish
Zsigmond-Hungarian
Baldomar-Ancient Germanic
Esmeraldaes-me-RAHL-dah (Spanish), esh-mə-RAL-də (Portuguese), ez-mə-RAHL-də (English)Spanish, Portuguese, English, Literature