Learn English – A word of sudden and shocking realization

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I am preparing a thesis for the rhetorical analysis of a photograph, and I and looking for a word (adjective) that could be used to describe a realization. It should include the meaning of words like ‘shocking’ and ‘sudden’. Such a word would fit well in this sentence:

It was as she noticed the dark connection between her greatest
mysteries, the _______ realization set in.

Best Answer

Startling:

  • so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm.

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