sobering
verb
- 1
(often with up) To make or become sober.
- 2
(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
“It took him hours to sober up.”
- 3
To moderate one's feelings
adjective
- 1
Causing 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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