onset
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈɑnˌsɛt/
:
ofensiva
- At the onset of the war, Lazcano recounts, he faced the moral problem.
- onset of war
- rapid onset
Examples
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The swift onset of the attack caught the enemy completely off guard.
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The soldiers prepared their defenses in anticipation of the enemy's onset during the night.
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Thus, with the onset of war would have come the smoke.
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Today I address you with the aim of avoiding the onset of anarchy.
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Our hearts were still fluttering over the will he had signed at the onset of the Gulf War.
Fiction book (1998) -
With the onset of the twenty-first century, many Middle Eastern countries continue to face several socioeconomic and political problems.
Academic text (2000) -
In 1848, Denmark was faced with a paralyzing threat to its national sovereignty: the onset of civil war.
Academic text (1998) -
The H.M.S. Scarborough was a British Navy warship that was in the Savannah area during the onset of the American Revolution.
Academic text (2009) -
Leaders met to strategize against the possible onset of an offensive from neighboring forces.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A violent action that harms people or damages things
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6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
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7.4
A large attack by an army to gain control
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7.6
A sudden violent attack, often by soldiers or severe weather
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8.2
A sudden short attack into enemy land
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6.3
A sudden strong forward movement like an attack by soldiers
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
3.2
A long-term condition in adults where the body cannot use blood sugar and is often treated with diet or pills
- Specialized
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4.1
A disease in children and young people where the body cannot control blood sugar and needs insulin
- Archaic
A long-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs diet and pills
- Archaic
A condition in adults where the body cannot use insulin well, causing high blood sugar
- Archaic
A long term illness in adults where the body cannot use sugar well and is treated by diet or pills
- Specialized
A common adult disease where blood sugar becomes too high and is often treated with diet and pills
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Onset comes from the old phrase set on, which meant 'to attack'. So an onset can mean a military attack because it is when one side 'sets on' the other.