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A check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: sanity check, sanity test; sniff test
- Be sure to do a reality check on the idea before releasing it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sanity check, sanity test, sniff test
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: check
A wake-up call; a reminder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs
- after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: juncture, occasion
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
檢驗 /检验
(jiǎnyàn)
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Chinese Mandarin:
檢查 /检查
(jiǎnchá)
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Chinese Mandarin:
審查 /审查
(shěnchá)
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Finnish:
todellisuuskoe
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Finnish:
todellisuustarkistus
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Finnish:
todellisuustesti
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Finnish:
tosielämän testi
— check to make sure something is consistent
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French:
confrontation avec la réalité
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Hungarian:
szembenézés a valósággal
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Hungarian:
valóságpróba
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Hungarian:
valóságteszt
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Romanian:
analiză a realității
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Russian:
производить проверку
(proizvoditʹ proverku)
— check to make sure something is consistent
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Chinese Mandarin:
認清現實 /认清现实
(rènqīng xiànshí)
— wake-up call
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Chinese Mandarin:
警鐘 /警钟
(jǐngzhōng)
— wake-up call
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Chinese Mandarin:
警示
(jǐngshì)
— wake-up call
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Danish:
realitetscheck
— wake-up call
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Finnish:
herätys
— wake-up call
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French:
rappel à la réalité
— wake-up call
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French:
piqûre de rappel
— wake-up call
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Hungarian:
eligazítás
— wake-up call
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Hungarian:
észhez térítés
— wake-up call
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Hungarian:
észretérítés
— wake-up call
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Hungarian:
figyelmeztetés
— wake-up call
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Russian:
осознать реальность
(osoznatʹ realʹnostʹ)
— wake-up call
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Spanish:
baño de realidad
— wake-up call
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Spanish:
baldazo de realidad
— wake-up call
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Spanish:
bajada de las nubes
— wake-up call
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Spanish:
bajamiento de las nubes
— wake-up call
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Swedish:
verklighetskoll
— wake-up call
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Swedish:
verklighetscheck
— wake-up call
