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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Randulf	-	Ancient Germanic
Eleonora	e-le-o-NO-rah (German), E-le-o-no-rah (Finnish), e-le-aw-NAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian
Leland	-	English
Yoan	-	Bulgarian
Levente	-	Hungarian
Babcock	['bæbkɔk]