awakening
noun/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
- [countable, usually singular] an occasion when you realize something or become aware of something
- If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening (= they would soon realize that it would not be warm).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rude
- sudden
- political
- …
- awakening from
- awakening to
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- [countable, uncountable] the act of beginning to understand or feel something; the act of something starting or somebody waking
- sexual awakening
- the awakening of interest in the environment
Extra Examples- the political awakening that followed the Second World War
- the story of one young man's awakening to his sexuality
- Kerry's awakening from slumber
- an awakening from a terrible vision to cheerful realities
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rude
- sudden
- political
- …
- awakening from
- awakening to
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