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单词 job's comforter
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Job's comforter

[ johbz ]
/ dʒoʊbz /

noun

a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages someone while attempting to be consoling.

Origin of Job's comforter

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby Job's comforter

job order, job-order costing, job printer, job rotation, job satisfaction, Job's comforter, Job's comforters, job seeker, jobseeker's allowance, job setter, job-share
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British Dictionary definitions for Job's comforter

Job's comforter

noun

a person who, while purporting to give sympathy, succeeds only in adding to distress
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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