rude awakening
noun
A severe disillusionment; a sudden arousal from complacency.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Grant Allen (1848–1899), writer on science and novelist.
| 单词 | rude awakening |
| 释义 | rude awakeningnoun A severe disillusionment; a sudden arousal from complacency. Origin |
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