Meaning of "rude awakening" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF RUDE AWAKENING

rude awakening

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUDE AWAKENING

Rude awakening is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUDE AWAKENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rude awakening in the English dictionary

The definition of rude awakening in the dictionary is an occurrence of being made to face an unpleasant fact.

TRANSLATION OF RUDE AWAKENING

Find out the translation of rude awakening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rude awakening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rude awakening» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 追悔莫及
• Translator English - Spanish: rudo despertar
• English: rude awakening
• Translator English - Hindi: असभ्य जागृति
• Translator English - Arabic: يسرهم
• Translator English - Russian: грубое пробуждение
• Translator English - Portuguese: rude despertar
• Translator English - Bengali: অভদ্র জাগরণ
• Translator English - French: réveil brutal
• Translator English - Malay: Kebangkitan kasar
• Translator English - German: böses Erwachen
• Translator English - Japanese: 突然の目覚め
• Translator English - Korean: 불쾌한
• Translator English - Javanese: Rude awakening
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thức tỉnh thô lỗ
• Translator English - Tamil: முரட்டுத்தனமாக விழித்துக்கொள்ள
• Translator English - Marathi: अशिष्ट जागृती
• Translator English - Turkish: Kaba uyanış
• Translator English - Italian: brusco risveglio
• Translator English - Polish: Rude Awakening
• Translator English - Ukrainian: грубе пробудження
• Translator English - Romanian: trezire la realitate
• Translator English - Greek: αγενές ξύπνημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ontnugtering
• Translator English - Swedish: brutalt uppvaknande
• Translator English - Norwegian: frekk oppvåkning

2 QUOTES WITH «RUDE AWAKENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rude awakening.

1

Phil Knight

Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that dream came to a rude awakening when I got cut from my high school baseball team.

2

Laura Wasser

You don't want to move in with someone and find out that they don't have auto or health insurance. That's a rude awakening.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUDE AWAKENING»

Discover the use of rude awakening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rude awakening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Rude Awakening: Perils, Pitfalls, and Hard Truths of the ...

Rude Awakening: Perils, Pitfalls, and Hard Truths of the Spiritual Path is dedicated to examining, under a sharp light, the many ways our spiritual development goes wrong, or disappears altogether in the sheer crush of books and the routine ...

P. T. Mistlberger, 2012

Rude Awakening

Jaimee Turner spent years married to a man who demanded nothing of her--especially physically.

Veronica Chadwick, 2010

Rude Awakening: The Rise, Fall, and Struggle for Recovery of ...

Drawing on the experoence of hundreds of past and present GM insiders, filled with inttrigue and humor, dramatic moments, and vivid personalities, top industry analyst Maryann Keller brings her hardhitting insight to the once-unparalleled ...

Maryann Keller, 1990

A Rude Awakening

The final volume of the Horatio Stubbs trilogy, available as an ebook for the first time.

Brian Aldiss, 2012

A Very Rude Awakening: The Night the Japanese Midget Subs ...

Written at the pace of a thriller and based on new first person accounts and previously unpublished official documents, A Very Rude Awakening is a ground-breaking and myth-busting look at one of the most extraordinary stories ever told of ...

Peter Grose, 2007

Rude Awakening

One man, one woman...both having a rude awakening.

Natalie Dae, Sam Crescent, 2012

Rude Awakening

Today is like any other mind-numbingly boring, soul-destroying day at the office.

Michael Dale, 2012

Germany's Rude Awakening: Censorship in the Land of the ...

In telling the story of a momentous struggle between old and new views of politics and literature, he shows that while censorship became a public issue in eighteenth-century Germany, it failed as a policing institution.

Frederik Ohles, 1992

Rude Awakening

Sheriff Milt Kovak investigates after Deputy Dalton Pettigrew disappears on a mysterious date in Tulsa and when his sister goes to rescue him, she disappears too.

Susan Rogers Cooper, 2011

The Bible and the Qur'an Exposed: What a Rude Awakening!

There is likely a power beyond human power.

Ojie Aizuojie, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUDE AWAKENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rude awakening is used in the context of the following news items.

DUI driver sleeping at Pa. intersection gets rude awakening from cop

But when a police officer noticed the unmoving car at 2 a.m., the driver would not only receive a rude awakening. He would get charged, as well. «PennLive.com, Jun 15»

Rude awakening during robbery

Two individuals were arrested Monday night after allegedly using a shotgun to rob a man and took a cell phone on the 400 block of Encinal. Alice Police Officers ... «Alice Echo-News Journal, Jun 15»

Tom Hanks Has a Rude Awakening in New Inferno Set Photos

As production continues in full swing on Columbia Pictures' Inferno, director and producer Ron Howard has taken to Twitter with new behind-the-scenes images ... «ComingSoon.net, May 15»

Dubai Sharks ready to attack after a rude awakening on debut

Dubai Sharks received a rude awakening to life in UAE rugby league last ... “We're not daunted by the task facing us despite our rude awakening last week. «Sport360°, Apr 15»

April Fool's Day 2015: Rihanna gives Jimmy Kimmel a rude …

And in fact it was left to Rihanna to do the deed – giving the sleeping talk show host a very rude awakening for April Fool's Day. The singer – with a little help ... «Metro, Apr 15»

St-Hubert residents get rude awakening as car slams into house

St-Hubert residents get rude awakening as car slams into house. Anne Sutherland, Montreal Gazette More from Anne Sutherland, Montreal Gazette. Published ... «Montreal Gazette, Feb 15»

Hopeful interviewee gets rude awakening in rejection letter: 'I only …

Right Price PVCu director Sarah Haseler didn't hold back when she described James as "one of the most irritating, rude, obnoxious and arrogant people she ... «Scottish Daily Record, Feb 15»

Sprint CEO: T-Mobile in for a 'rude awakening' in network battle

"I think Legere is in for a rude awakening when new scores come out about network performance," Claure said in an interview on Thursday. "I let actions speak.". «CNET, Feb 15»

A rude awakening for America

The bad habit with which the United States was left by victory in the Cold War was to believe that the war had been a-zero sum game, which is to say that ... «The Japan Times, Dec 14»

Amber Alert Gives Rude Awakening

An Amber Alert on Sunday notifying Wisconsin state residents of an abducted girl caused a rude awakening for unexpected sleepers. On Saturday night in Berlin ... «WSAW, Sep 14»