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
Sindri-Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Yemima-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Wine-Anglo-Saxon
Gianluigijahn-loo-EE-geeItalian
Luitger-German (Archaic)
Amabel-English (Rare)