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Job's comforter

American

[johbz] / dʒoʊbz /

noun

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

Job's comforter British

noun

a person who, while purporting to give sympathy, succeeds only in adding to distress

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Etymology

Origin of Job's comforter

First recorded in 1730–40

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