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realization

(also UK -isation)
 
 
/ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

NOTICING [U, no plural] when you notice or understand something that you did not notice or understand before: [+ that] There is a growing realization that education has benefits at many levels.
ACHIEVING [U] when you achieve something that you wanted: the realization of an ambition
(Definition of realization noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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