Job's Comforter (Noun)
Meaning
Someone whose comfort is actually discouraging.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The well-meaning but overly pessimistic friend often ended up being a job's comforter to those she tried to support.
- After listening to her relatives' dire predictions, Emily felt worse about her financial situation, realizing they were acting as job's comforters.
- His job's comforter of a brother constantly pointed out the potential downsides of every business venture he considered.
- The inexperienced counselor unintentionally became a job's comforter to the grieving client by focusing solely on worst-case scenarios.
- When facing a difficult decision, having a job's comforter as a confidant can hinder one's ability to make progress.