reality check

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reality check

An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality.

reality check

an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly

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reality check - an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"

juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

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