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Noun: reality check
  1. 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"

Derived forms: reality checks

Type of: juncture, occasion

Encyclopedia: Reality check