YourDictionary

onset

The onset is the start or beginning of something, especially of something unpleasant. (noun)

Sniffles and a sore throat might be described as examples of the onset of a cold.

YourDictionary Definitions. Copyright © 2012 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See onset in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See onset in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Learn more about onset

link/cite print suggestion box