- Job's comforter
- Job's com|fort|er [ ,dʒoubz `kʌmfərtər ] noun count FORMALsomeone who tries to make another person feel better about their problems, but only makes them feel more unhappy
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Job's comforter
Look at other dictionaries:
Job's comforter — Comforter Com fort*er, n. 1. One who administers comfort or consolation. [1913 Webster] Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Script.) The Holy Spirit, referring to his office of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
job's comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Job's comforter — Job Job (j[=o]b), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. [1913 Webster] {Job s comforter}. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Job's comforter — [jōbz′kum′fər tər] n. a person who aggravates one s misery while attempting or pretending to comfort: see Job 16:1 5 … English World dictionary
Job's comforter — UK [ˌdʒəʊbz ˈkʌmfə(r)tə(r)] / US [ˌdʒoʊbz ˈkʌmfərtər] noun [countable] Word forms Job s comforter : singular Job s comforter plural Job s comforters formal someone who tries to make another person feel better about their problems, but only makes… … English dictionary
job's comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Job’s comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) … Dictionary of English idioms
Job's comforter — Job s′ com′forter [[t]dʒoʊbz[/t]] n. a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages while attempting to console • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
Job's comforter — noun A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that simply adds to the distress. Only a Jobs comforter would try to argue that yesterdays stock fall announcement could bring anything good … Wiktionary
Job's comforter — [dʒəʊbz] noun a person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort. Origin C18: alluding to the biblical story (Job 16:2) of the patriarch Job … English new terms dictionary
