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   red pill

   noun

   • 1. used to refer to a process by which a person's perspective is dramatically transformed, introducing them to a new and typically disturbing understanding of the true nature of a particular situation: "I had no real idea what horrors these animals suffered before getting to my plate. Then I took the red pill, and now I can never go back"

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to have their perspective dramatically transformed, especially by introducing them to a new and typically disturbing understanding of the true nature of a particular situation: "they are talking about conspiracy theories and claim they have been red-pilled"

   Word Origin 1990s: with reference to a scene in the 1999 film The Matrix, in which the protagonist is offered the choice between taking a blue pill that will restore his ordinary experience of reality and a red pill that will reveal its true nature.

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