rude awakening
rude awakening · rude awakenings
böses Erwachen
An unexpected discovery of an undesirable fact, especially one shattering high hopes…An unexpected discovery of an undesirable fact, especially one shattering high hopes or signifying the end of a comfortable situation.
» My friend is about to have a rude awakening.
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1 sensesAn unexpected discovery of an undesirable fact, especially one shattering high hopes or signifying the end of a comfortable situation.
böses Erwachen
Examples
2 sentencesMy friend is about to have a rude awakening.
That was a rude awakening.
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plural: rude awakenings| Singular | rude awakening |
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1 related wordsRelatedreality check