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Job's comforter

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Job's comforter

[johbz]
–noun
a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages someone while attempting to be consoling.

Origin:
1730–40
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Job's comforter   (jōbz)
n.  One who is discouraging or saddening while seemingly offering sympathy or comfort.

[After Job1, whose friends pretended to comfort but actually found fault with him.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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