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reality check

re·al·i·ty check
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-al-i-tee chek]
    • /riˈæl ɪ ti tʃɛk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-al-i-tee chek]
    • /riˈæl ɪ ti tʃɛk/

Definitions of reality check words

  • noun reality check a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like. 1
  • noun reality check sth that disabuses sb of unrealistic ideas 1
  • noun Technical meaning of reality check (testing)   The simplest kind of functional test of software or hardware; doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is and seeing if it says four. The software equivalent of a smoke test. A reality check may include letting a real user try out prototype software. A sanity check is even more basic, the equivalent of checking that the above addition was implemented with an addition operator rather than subtraction. 1
  • countable noun reality check If you say that something is a reality check for someone, you mean that it makes them recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to achieve. 0
  • noun reality check an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly 0
  • noun reality check an instance of confronting or acknowledging the facts about something and thus dispelling unrealistic notions 0
See all 6 definitions of reality check

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Origin of reality check

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Reality check

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Reality check

reality check popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

reality check usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reality check

noun reality check

  • comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
Just one Synonym for reality check

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