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eyeopener
[ ahy-oh-puh-ner ]
noun
- an experience or disclosure that gives one a sudden realization or understanding:
Her disclosures about her childhood were a real eyeopener.
- a drink of liquor taken early in the day and intended to wake a person up fully.
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