What does 本音 mean?
本音 is a Japanese noun meaning “(one's) real intention, motive” in English. It is written as 本音 in kanji, ほんね in hiragana, and honne in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.