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Job's comforter
Job's comforter (jōbz)n. One who is discouraging or saddening while seemingly offering sympathy or comfort.
[After Job, whose friends pretended to comfort but actually found fault with him.]Job's comforter n a person who, while purporting to give sympathy, succeeds only in adding to distress Job's′ com′forter (dʒoʊbz)
n. a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages while attempting to console. [1730–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Job's comforter - someone whose comfort is actually discouragingcomforter, sympathiser, sympathizer - commiserates with someone who has had misfortune |
Job's comforter
Job's comforterSomeone 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.See also: comfortera Job's comforter a person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort. In the Bible, Job was a prosperous man whose patience and piety was tested by a series of undeserved misfortunes. The attempts of his friends to comfort him only add to his sense of despair and he tells them: ‘miserable comforters are ye all’ (Job 16:2). Despite his ordeals, he remains confident of the goodness and justice of God and in the end he is restored to his former situation.See also: comfortera ˌJob’s ˈcomforter (old-fashioned) a person who is sympathetic but says things which make you feel even more unhappy than you are already: Ann came to see me when I was in hospital. She was a real Job’s comforter! She told me about somebody who had the same operation as me, and then died a month later.Job is a character in the Bible. His friends pretended to comfort him but were actually criticizing him.See also: comforterEncyclopediaSeeJob's comfortersJob's comforter
Words related to Job's comforternoun someone whose comfort is actually discouragingRelated Words- comforter
- sympathiser
- sympathizer
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