reality-check

verb

To check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

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Meanings

verbreality-check (third-person singular simple present reality-checks, present participle reality-checking, simple past and past participle reality-checked)

present singular third person reality-checks · participle present reality-checking · participle past reality-checked · past reality-checked

  1. idiomaticinformaltransitiveTo check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
  2. idiomaticinformaltransitiveTo offer or provide a wake-up call or reminder to someone.
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APA

reality-check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality-check

MLA

“reality-check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality-check. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reality-check,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality-check.

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