Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is discouraging or saddening while seemingly offering sympathy or comfort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who depresses and discourages under the appearance or with the purpose of consoling.
- noun A boil (in allusion to Job ii. 7).
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- noun A person who, in trying to offer help or
advice , says something that simply adds to thedistress .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone whose comfort is actually discouraging
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Job, whose friends pretended to comfort but actually found fault with him.]
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From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.
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