realization
[noun]
Synonyms:
- awareness, cognizance, comprehension, conception, grasp, perception, recognition, understanding
- achievement, accomplishment, fulfilment

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧a‧li‧za‧tion (also realisation British English) /ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [singular, uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: realism, realist, reality, unreality, realization; adverb: real, really, realistically ≠ unrealistically; adjective: real, unreal, realistic ≠ unrealistic; verb: realize]

1. when you understand something that you had not understood before
realization of
I was shocked by the realization of what I had done.
realization that
the realization that she might never recover from her illness
There is a growing realization that we must manage the earth’s resources more carefully.

2. formal when you achieve something that you had planned or hoped for Synonym : achievement
realization of
the realization of his dreams

3. technical when you change something into money by selling it:
the realization of assets

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

realization
noun
ADJ. full | dawning, growing | gradual | sudden | awful, terrible
VERB + REALIZATION come to He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.
REALIZATION + VERB come (to sb), dawn (on sb), hit sb The realization that the murderer must have been a close friend came as a shock. We saw the terrible realization of what she'd done dawn on her face.

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