a Job's comforter



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.
See also: comforter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CupidKYOO-pəd (English)Roman Mythology
CarolynKER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-linEnglish
Vazha-Georgian
Davinadə-VEEN-əEnglish (British)
StephenSTEEV-ən (English), STEF-ən (English)English, Biblical
Eric['erik]