awakening
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awakening
- /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From awaken + -ing.
adjective more awakening · most awakening
- Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting the awakening city
noun awakenings
- The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
- A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
- Being roused into action or activity. When I invited women to decide for themselves which rite of passage to talk or write about, I found that only a few chose their sexual awakening.
- The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
- present participle and gerund of awaken
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wakening, waking up, wake, wake-up, waking, awake, vigilance, stimulus, stimulation, raising, alarm, raise, resurgence, revival, revelation, rebirth
Translations
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noun the act of awaking
| Español | despertar, despertamiento |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जागना jāgnā |
| Português | despertar, acordamento |
| Français | réveil |
| Deutsch | Erwachen |
| Italiano | risveglio |
| Ελληνικά | ξύπνημα xýpnima, αφύπνιση afýpnisi |
| Русский | пробужде́ние probuždénije |
| עברית | התעוררות hitorerut |
noun a revival of religion
| Español | despertar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | rinnovamento, risveglio |
| Русский | пробужде́ние probuždénije |
noun being roused into action or activity
| Español | despertar, despertamiento |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जागरण jāgraṇ |
| Русский | пробужде́ние probuždénije |
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title = {awakening},
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