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Job's comforter   /dʒɑbz kˈəmfərtər/   Listen
Job's comforter

noun
1.
Someone whose comfort is actually discouraging.





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"Job's comforter" Quotes from Famous Books



... little Job's Comforter gave Suzanna food for unpleasant questionings. Would, indeed, ...
— Suzanna Stirs the Fire • Emily Calvin Blake
... much too soon, as usual. Over half a century of years have passed since then, and each has played off its trick upon us. Each Spring has said to us:—"Now is your time for life. Live!" and each Summer has jilted us and left us to be consoled by Autumn, a Job's comforter who only says:—"Make the best of me while you can, for close ...
— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan


Words linked to "Job's comforter" :   sympathiser, sympathizer, comforter


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