wake-up call
wake–up call
nounDefinition of WAKE-UP CALL
1
: something (as a telephone call from a hotel employee to a guest) that serves to wake a sleeper
2
: something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need <a wake-up call to parents>
See First Known Use of WAKE-UP CALL
1976
Related to WAKE-UP CALL
Related Words: omen, portent, premonition, presage; notice, notification; buoy, indicator, knell, sign, signal; foretaste, foretoken; announcement, declaration
Near Antonyms: all clear
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