Onset — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the beginning or early stages

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːnsɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒnsɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒnsɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːnsɛt/.

Examples

the onset of pneumonia
the attack began at dawn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onslaught oncoming attack onrush

Parts of Speech

noun	the beginning or early stages “the onset of pneumonia”
noun	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) “the attack began at dawn”

Word Forms

attack

verb

take the initiative and go on the offensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beginn

der Anfang oder die frühen Stadien

🇫🇷French

début

le début ou les premières étapes

🇪🇸Spanish

comienzo

el comienzo o las primeras etapas

🇮🇹Italian

esordio

le fasi iniziali o iniziali

🇳🇱Dutch

begin

het begin of vroege stadium

🇵🇹Portuguese

início

o início ou estágios iniciais

🇷🇺Russian

начало

начало или ранние стадии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शुरुआत

आरंभिक या आरंभिक चरण

🇧🇩Bengali

শুরু

শুরু বা প্রাথমিক পর্যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடக்கம்

ஆரம்ப அல்லது ஆரம்ப நிலைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభం

ప్రారంభ లేదా ప్రారంభ దశలు

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरुवात

सुरुवात किंवा प्रारंभिक टप्पे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂઆત

શરૂઆત અથવા પ્રારંભિક તબક્કા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಂಭ

ಪ್ರಾರಂಭ ಅಥವಾ ಆರಂಭಿಕ ಹಂತಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടക്കം

ആരംഭം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രാരംഭ ഘട്ടങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਪੜਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

آغاز

ابتدائی یا ابتدائی مراحل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发作

开始或早期阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

発症

始まりまたは初期段階

🇰🇷Korean

습격

시작 또는 초기 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khởi đầu

giai đoạn đầu hoặc giai đoạn đầu

🇹🇭Thai

เริ่มมีอาการ

จุดเริ่มต้นหรือระยะเริ่มต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

serangan

permulaan atau tahap awal

🇵🇭Filipino

simula

ang simula o maagang yugto

🇲🇾Malay

permulaan

peringkat permulaan atau awal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بداية

البداية أو المراحل المبكرة

🇮🇷Persian

شروع

مراحل اولیه یا اولیه

🇹🇷Turkish

başlangıç

başlangıç veya erken aşamalar

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתקָפָה

ההתחלה או השלבים המוקדמים

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'onset' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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