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
Antaeus[æn'ti:əs]
MatleenaMAHT-le:-nahFinnish
Shaquille-English (Modern)
Silvestroseel-VE-stroItalian
MathisMAH-tis (German)German, French
Preben-Danish, Norwegian