comeuppance (redirected from comeuppances)

come·up·pance  (kmpns)

n.

A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just deserts: "It's a chance to strike back at the critical brotherhood and give each his comeuppance for evaluative sins of the past" (Judith Crist).

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comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns]

n

Informal just retribution

[from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

comeuppance - an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved comeupance, deserts aftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

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comeuppance

noun (Informal) punishment, dues, deserts, retribution, chastening, recompense, due reward, requital, merit The central character is an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.

Translations

comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] N to get one's comeuppance → llevarse su merecido

comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] n
to get one's comeuppance → recevoir ce qu'on mérite

comeuppance

n (inf) to get one’s comeuppance → die Quittung kriegen (inf)

comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] n she got her comeuppance → ha avuto quello che si meritava

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comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] n she got her comeuppance → ha avuto quello che si meritava