Definitions for sobering
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Princeton's WordNet
sobering(adj)
tending to make sober or more serious
"the news had a sobering effect"
Wiktionary
sobering(Adjective)
Describing something that causes more sober thought or concern.
It was a sobering thought that I had almost killed myself. That was something I wouldn't soon do on purpose again.
Webster Dictionary
Sobering(u)
of Sober
Translations for sobering
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sobering(adjective)
moderate; not overdone or too emotional
His account of the accident was factual and sober.; a sobering experience/thought.
- ontnugterendAfrikaans

- عاقِل، مُتَّسِم بِضَبْط النَّفْس، مَتَّزِنArabic

- отрезвяващBulgarian

- gravePortuguese (BR)

- vedoucí k střízlivostiCzech

- ernüchterndGerman

- tankevækkendeDanish

- σοβαρός, βαρυσήμαντοςGreek

- grave, serioSpanish

- kainestavEstonian

- vakavoittavaFinnish

- qui dégriseFrench

- שֶׁמבִיא לְהִתפַּכחוּתHebrew

- संतुलनकारीHindi

- što otrežnjuje, što tjera na razmišljanjeCroatian

- kijózanítóHungarian

- menenangkanIndonesian

- sem kemur manni niður á jörðinaIcelandic

- impressionanteItalian

- しゅんとさせるJapanese

- 진지한, 냉정한Korean

- prablaivantisLithuanian

- apskaidrojošsLatvian

- membuat seseorang menjadi seriusMalay

- ontnuchterendDutch

- betenkeligNorwegian

- otrzeźwiającyPolish

- معقولPersian

- له عقل سره سمPashto

- gravePortuguese

- seriosRomanian

- отрезвляющийRussian

- vedúci k striedmostiSlovak

- ki strezniSlovenian

- otrežnjujućSerbian

- som manar till besinning (eftertanke), som får en att tänka tillSwedish

- ที่มีสติThai

- aklını başına getirenTurkish

- 使清醒的,使冷靜的,使嚴肅的Chinese (Trad.)

- протвережуючийUkrainian

- سنجیدہ کرنے والاUrdu

- chín chắnVietnamese

- 使清醒的,使冷静的Chinese (Simp.)

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