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HOME TRUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does home truth mean?
• HOME TRUTH (noun)
The noun HOME TRUTH has 1 sense:
1. an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
Familiarity information: HOME TRUTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("home truth" is a kind of...):
truth (a fact that has been verified)
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