home truth

noun

an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)

• Hypernyms: ↑truth

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noun

1. : an unpleasant fact that jars the sensibilities

home truths demand utterance but not in a scolding voice or a tone edged with arrogance — H.M.Wriston

2. : a statement of undisputed fact

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an indisputable fact or basic truth, esp. one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment.

[1705-15]

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home truth noun

A pointed, usu unanswerable, typically wounding, statement made direct to the person concerned

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Main Entry: ↑home

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n. usu. home truths an unpleasant fact about oneself, esp. as pointed out by another person

what he needed was someone to tell him a few home truths

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noun, pl ⋯ truths [count]

: an unpleasant fact about someone or something

— usually plural

She was all ready to tell him some hard home truths.

The doctor told me the home truths about the dangers of smoking.

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ˌhome ˈtruth [home truth] noun usually plural

a true but unpleasant fact about a person, usually told to them by sb else

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It's time you told him a few home truths.