onset

/ˈɑnˌsɛt/
noun
  1. The beginning or start of something, especially something unpleasant.
    • The onset of the war changed everyone's lives forever.
    • The onset of winter brought freezing temperatures and snow.
    • She felt tiredness at the onset of the illness.
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