a sobering thought



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a sobering thought

A thought or idea which is dispiriting, depressing, or traumatic. It's a sobering thought when you consider how many people go without clean water every day.
See also: sober, thought

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MagdaMAHK-dah (German), MAHKH-dah (Dutch), MAHG-dah (Polish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese
Abacuc-Biblical Latin
ThanhTUNG, TUNVietnamese
LibbieLIB-eeEnglish
Jehonaye-HAWN-ahAlbanian
Ozias-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek