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
Harland	HAHR-lənd	English
Shayla	SHAY-lə	English
Hillevi	HIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish
Rosamond	ROZ-ə-mund	English
Magnhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Feofilakt	-	Russian