onset
noun /ˈɒnset/
/ˈɑːnset/
[singular]- the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant
- the onset of disease/old age/winter
Extra Examples- Symptoms include the acute onset of pain.
- The development of pubic hair signals the onset of puberty.
- at the onset of the war
- An active and healthy lifestyle can delay the onset of disease in later life.
- His first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- sudden
- acute
- …
- delay
- prevent
- mark
- …
- after the onset
- at the onset
- before the onset
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