awakening
noun
[ əˈweɪkənɪŋ ]
• an act of waking from sleep.
• "since my awakening I had realized it was a very special day"
• an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something.
• "the war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life"
awakening
adjective
• coming into existence or awareness.
• "his awakening desire"
awaken
verb
• rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
• "Anna was awakened by the telephone"
Opposite:
send to sleep,
Origin:
Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.
