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reality check
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reality check
n.
An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality.
reality check
n
an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly
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Noun1.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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