home truth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hohm trooth]
- /hoʊm truθ/
- /həʊm truːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm trooth]
- /hoʊm truθ/

Definitions of home truth words

noun home truth an indisputable fact or basic truth, especially one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment. 1
countable noun home truth Home truths are unpleasant facts that you learn about yourself, usually from someone else. 0
noun home truth an unpleasant fact told to a person about himself 0
noun home truth A true but unwelcome statement. 0

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Origin of home truth

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Home truth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Home truth

home truth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

home truth usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for home truth

noun home truth

truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.

All 3 Synonyms of home truth