eyeopener
[ ahy-oh-puh-ner ]
/ ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nər /
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.
RELATED WORDS
announcement, story, word, disclosure, advice, account, broadcast, statement, report, message, data, rumor, news, leak, discovery, epiphany, impact, disturbance, consternation, collapse
Nearby words
eyelevel, eyelid, eyelift, eyeliner, eyen, eyeopener, eyepiece, eyepit, eyes, eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's, eyes front
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