rude awakening in English

situation in which one realizes the unfortunate or unexpected truth about a subject (generally refers to learning the negative aspects)

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1. Well, it was a rude awakening.

2. Eric Young's tackle proved a rude awakening.

3. Vainglory is one of the sillier postures : it invariably precedes the rude awakening.

4. If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening .

5. Many young people face a rude awakening when they first encounter the high cost of living.

6. If they expect the match to be friendly, then they are in for a rude awakening.

7. If the players think they can win this match easily, they are in for a rude awakening.

8. A recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something: a rude Awakening to the disagreeable facts

9. Renters who move into a vacated apartment face the rude awakening of the market rate an owner is permitted to charge.

10. If you haven't heeded my constant Browbeatings to keep a close eye on the financial services sector, then you're getting a rude awakening today.

11. The 1969 experience has been a rude Awakening for many hedge-fund investors and has left some of them with strong reservations about the whole concept