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rude awakening

noun

an occurrence of being made to face an unpleasant fact

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Nearby words

  1. ruddock,
  2. ruddy,
  3. ruddy duck,
  4. ruddy turnstone,
  5. rude,
  6. rude, françois,
  7. rudely,
  8. ruderal,
  9. rudesby,
  10. rudesheimer
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