ac ‧ tu ‧ al ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌæktʃuˈæləti, ˌæktʃuˈælɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural actualities ) formal
1 . [countable usually plural] facts, rather than things that people believe or imagine SYN realities :
the grim actualities of prison life
2 . [uncountable] the state of being real or really existing:
In actuality, it’s much more complex than that (=used when talking about what a situation is really like) .