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ah-ha moment

ah-ha moment is the alternative spelling of aha moment.

Meaning of aha moment

Noun

aha moment (plural aha moments)

  1. (idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.
    • We are never made to understand why Oskar Schindler, the Nazi war profiteer, risked his life to save more than 1,200 Jews; there is no defining Aha! moment that accounts for his heroism.1994 January 30, Peter Rainer, “Spielberg backlash strikes ‘Schindler’”, in Toledo Blade, USA, retrieved 15 Aug 2012, page E2
    Synonyms:
    epiphany

Forms of ah-ha moment

pluralah-ha moments

Questions about ah-ha moment

What is ah-ha moment the alternative spelling of?
Ah-ha moment is the alternative spelling of aha moment.

Words near ah-ha moment in the dictionary

  1. Ah Tiong
  2. ah well
  3. ah-bup-bup
  4. ah-choo
  5. ah-ha
  6. ah-ha moment
  7. ah-ha moments
  8. ah-ha! moment
  9. ah-ha! moments
  10. ah-neh
  11. ah-nehs

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