📖 Definitions of "Onset"
- 1
An attack; an assault especially of an army.
- 2
The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
"the onset of schizophrenia"
- 3
The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- 4
(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- 1
To assault; to set upon.
- 2
To set about; to begin.
🔄 Synonyms of "Onset"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Onset"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| attacknoun | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. |
| onslaughtnoun | A fierce attack. |
| onrushnoun | A forceful rush or flow forward. |
| oncomingnoun | approaching; coming closer |
| rashnoun | (dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash. |
| outbreaknoun | An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc. |
| flare-upnoun | A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion). |
| outburstnoun | A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity. |
| break-upnoun | Alternative spelling of breakup. [The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.] |
| burstnoun | An act or instance of bursting. |
| departurenoun | The act of departing or something that has departed. |
| bootingnoun | (computing) The act by which a computer is booted. |
| emergencenoun | The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance. |
| strokenoun | An act of hitting; a blow, a hit. |
| risenoun | The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater. |
| turnnoun | A change of direction or orientation. |
| openingnoun | An act or instance of making or becoming open. |
| beginnoun | (nonstandard) Beginning; start. |
| commenceverb | (intransitive) To begin, start. |
| get-gonoun | (colloquial) The beginning. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Onset"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Onset"
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