job's comforters

English - Turkish

Definition of job's comforters in English Turkish dictionary
Job's comforter: (isim) avutmaya çalışırken kâlp kıran kimse
Job's comforter: {i} avutmaya çalışırken kâlp kıran kimse
job's comforter: (deyim) sozde teselli etmeye calisarak birisinin kalbini kiran kimse,insanin yarasina tuz biber eken kimse

English - English

Definition of job's comforters in English English dictionary: {i} false friends, people who aggravate and cause distress while acting as if they are offering comfort and assistance (from the Biblical story of Job)
Job's comforter: A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that simply adds to the distress
Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.
Job's comforter: One who is discouraging or saddening while seemingly offering sympathy or comfort
Job's comforter: {i} false friend, person who makes distress worse while acting as if giving comfort
job's comforter: someone whose comfort is actually discouraging