wake–up call
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wake–up call
noun
plural
wake–up calls
wake–up call
noun
plural
wake–up calls
Britannica Dictionary definition of WAKE–UP CALL
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1
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a telephone call that a hotel makes to your room to wake you up
2
:
something that makes you fully understand a problem, danger, or need
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His diagnosis of cancer was a wake-up call to all of us about the dangers of smoking.
