What does sobering mean?
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sober·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
soberingadjective
tending to make sober or more serious
"the news had a sobering effect"
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soberingadjective
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.
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sobering
Sobering generally refers to making someone feel serious, sensible or solemn by providing thought-provoking or alarming information or experience. It often involves a sudden realization, awakening, or understanding of something significant or serious, causing a person to become more realistic and cautious.
Webster Dictionary
Sobering
of Sober
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sobering in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sobering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of sobering in a Sentence
This week we'll hit another sobering milestone, and that's potential nonpayment to our civilians on Friday.
The footage of this massacre, coupled with the ongoing killing and abuse of countless Syrians, serves as a sobering reminder for why countries should not normalize relations with the Assad regime absent enduring progress towards a political resolution, the United States calls on the Assad regime to cease all violations and abuses of human rights, including but not limited to extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture.
Reading the report is a sobering revelation of how far we have strayed from the aspirations and principles of the founders.
Defense Secretary James Mattis:
I'm heartened that Congress recognizes the sobering effect of budgetary uncertainty on America's military and on the men and women who provide for our nation's defense.
This is very sobering. The fact that you can get a life-threatening situation from taking a medication. It can happen, and most people don't think twice about taking pills for things, in fact, most of the time you do have some sort of side reaction to medication, just not this severe.
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