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home truth noun

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Definition

a piece of information which is not pleasant or wanted, but is true
He decided it was time to tell her a few home truths.

(Definition of home truth noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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