Usually means: Alert to recognize and change.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word wake-up call:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. wake-up call: Merriam-Webster
  2. wake-up call: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. wake-up call: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. wake-up call, wake-up call: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wake-up call: Vocabulary.com
  6. wake-up call: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. wake-up call: Wiktionary
  8. wake-up call: Dictionary.com
  9. wake-up call: Rhymezone
  10. wake-up call: FreeDictionary.org
  11. wake-up call: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. wake-up call: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wake-up call)

noun:  A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
noun:  (figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.

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