onset
When something starts
Onset is the beginning or start of something, typically something unpleasant or significant: the onset of winter, the onset of symptoms, the onset of war.
The word implies a process or condition taking hold rather than a single moment.
In linguistics, onset refers to the consonant sound or sounds at the beginning of a syllable.
To set going
- commencementAct of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- launchSet into motion
- kickoffOpening play in football
threshold · advent · debut · introduction · genesis · initiation · inauguration · dawn
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
transmission · emergence · incidence · wave · surge · escalation · flare-up
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
- episodeSerialized content unit
- attackAggressive act against another
- spellArrange letters correctly
- manifestationOutward display of something
emergence · appearance · development · trigger · warning signs · prodrome · aura · acute phase
Violent offensive act
- raidSudden armed incursion
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- chargeCost or accusation
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
ambush · incursion · onslaught · advance · rush · surge · blitz · aggression
Central controlling part
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- initialName's opening letter
- attackAggressive act against another
- articulationClear vocal expression
phoneme · segment · coda · rime · pronunciation
start
To set going
- commencementAct of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- launchSet into motion
kickoff · threshold · advent · debut · introduction · genesis · initiation · inauguration · dawn · emergence
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
infection · transmission · emergence · incidence · wave · surge · escalation · flare-up
flare-up
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
manifestation · emergence · appearance · development · trigger · warning signs · prodrome · aura · acute phase · sudden
assault
Violent offensive act
strike · ambush · incursion · onslaught · advance · rush · surge · blitz · aggression · confrontation
nucleus
Central controlling part
articulation · phoneme · segment · coda · rime · pronunciation
- flare-upsflare-up, exacerbation, relapse, outbreak, episode
- medical stagesacute phase, recovery phase, late stage, early-stage, advanced stage
- Drug Propertiesbioavailability, half-life, potency, efficacy, toxicity
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- literacyliteracy, reading, spelling, alphabet, writing
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
onsetend
Final portion or cessation
conclusion · ending · finish · termination · close
- late onset
- early onsetBeginning before typical age
- adult onsetDeveloping after youth
- rapid onsetFast-starting, not gradual
- sudden onsetRapid unexpected beginning
- adult-onset diabetesAcquired insulin resistance condition