rude awakening

English

Noun

rude awakening (plural rude awakenings)

1. An unexpected discovery of an undesirable fact, especially one shattering high hopes or signifying the end of a comfortable situation.
   • 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Mario Gomez scored twice as Manchester City were given a rude awakening by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

   • 2019 June 6, Julie McCaffrey, “Stacey Solomon says getting pre-baby body back is the ‘least of her worries’”, in Mirror.co.uk‎^[2]:

     Mums who expect blissful bonding times while baby breastfeeds and you snuggle up to take naps together are in for a rude awakening.

Related terms

• rudely awaken

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: karun todellisuuden valkeneminen
• French: dur retour à la réalité m, douche froide (fr) f, désillusion (fr) f
• German: böses Erwachen n
• Polish: kubeł zimnej wody (pl) m, zimny prysznic (pl) m

See also

• reality check