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rude awakening
idiom
a sudden and unpleasant shock :
We had a rude awakening when we saw our phone bill.
If you ask me, they are in for a rude awakening.
Yesterday's figures were a rude awakening for those who thought the economy would bounce back.
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abominable
abominably
abysmal
abysmally
apocalyptic
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frightful
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