1) (the) grim, harsh, sober reality (the harsh reality of life)
2) in reality
3) (misc.) to accept reality; to deny reality
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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reality — I noun actual existence, actuality, authenticity, being, existence, factualness, genuineness, legitimacy, realness, substance, substantiality, substantialness, truth, veracity, Veritas, verity II index fact, fait accompli, gist ( … Law dictionary
reality — (n.) 1540s, originally a legal term in the sense of fixed property, from M.L. realitatem (nom. realitas), from L.L. realis; meaning real existence is from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
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