Словарь синонимов английского языка - onset

(n) 1. attack, assault, onrush, onslaught, charge, strike, hit, raid, storming, sally, sortie: These troops had to bear the brunt of the onset. 2. beginning, start, outset, initiation, inauguration, commencement, inception, dawn, birth, origin, genesis, appearance, debut: We must leave before the onset of the monsoon season. The sudden onset of a new policy will throw the ministers into a panic.