onset
noun/ˈɑnˌsɛt/
Frequency rank: #5,906 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the beginning or start of something, often something unpleasant.
Example sentence
The doctor advised her to rest at the onset of her symptoms.
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