rude awakening

The shocking instance of learning the unpleasant or unwelcome truth about a situation. We had a rude awakening when the waiter brought us the bill and we saw how much we had spent on dinner and drinks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gale	[geil]
Marylu	mer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOO	English (Rare)
Mcpherson	[mək'fɜ:sn]
Snell	[snel]
Abi	-	Scottish
Deana	dee-AN-ə, DEEN-ə	English