rude awakening
noun
: surprising and unpleasant discovery that one is mistaken
He thinks he can get by without doing any work, but he is in for a rude awakening.
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Comcast subscribers who are Cubs and Yankees fans may soon be in for a rude awakening.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Courtesy of Belinda Fewings/Unsplash Travelers scheduled to fly into, out of, or connect through London’s normally bustling Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Friday, March 21, were in for a rude awakening.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: Americans who voted for Trump seeking a return to the low-inflation, steady-eddy conditions the prevailed in 2019 may be in for a rude awakening.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
Chief marketing officers who are convinced that their companies are immune from deepfakes will be in for a rude awakening when they are proven wrong.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Courtesy of Belinda Fewings/Unsplash Travelers scheduled to fly into, out of, or connect through London’s normally bustling Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Friday, March 21, were in for a rude awakening.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: Americans who voted for Trump seeking a return to the low-inflation, steady-eddy conditions the prevailed in 2019 may be in for a rude awakening.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
Chief marketing officers who are convinced that their companies are immune from deepfakes will be in for a rude awakening when they are proven wrong.
—Edward Segal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rude awakening
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“Rude awakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rude%20awakening. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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