cold comfort
cold comfort
nounDefinition of COLD COMFORT
: quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement
See Examples of COLD COMFORT
- The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
First Known Use of COLD COMFORT
14th century
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