(~s)
1.
The ~ of a feeling or realization is the start of it.
...the ~ of national consciousness in people.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp
2.
If you have a rude ~, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
PHRASE
(~s)
1.
The ~ of a feeling or realization is the start of it.
...the ~ of national consciousness in people.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp
2.
If you have a rude ~, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
PHRASE
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012