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rude awak·en·ing

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  1. rude awakeningnoun

    An undesirable epiphany; a realization of an unwanted fact.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rude Awakening in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rude Awakening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Rude Awakening in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Richer:

    This has been a very rude awakening into what politics has become. And if I'm not part of it four years from now, so be it. I can do other things that'll make me happy, what prompted me now ? I am tired of my people -- who are good people, who are my friends -- being defamed. It's just not right.

  2. Karen Carr:

    They open up an Etsy shop and thought they were doing something fun. Then they got huge tax bill they weren't expecting, we see a lot of people who have gotten a rude awakening in the first year and then clean it up.

  3. Chantel Bonneau:

    Having to pay this could be a rude awakening; and when [a child] takes this on, it could lead to debt because they weren’t aware how much their parents were providing them.

  4. Shannah Compton Game:

    I've worked with many high-net worth individuals, who behind closed doors admit openly that they have no intentions of actually leaving a large sum of money to their children, nor to anyone, this can be a rude awakening for a millennial who has planned on those funds to continue a lifestyle that they have been living.

  5. David Wilezol:

    And except for a couple passing references to China, which are not nearly enough, this speech was lacking in addressing other national security matters, that’s not surprising, given the disaster the Biden administration created on our southern border and the rude awakening that awaits Americans if the administration successfully re-enters the indefensible Iran nuclear deal.


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