comeuppance

come·up·pance

 (kŭm′ŭp′əns)

n.

A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just desserts: "That was the joy of a video game: watching someone who deserved it getting his comeuppance" (Jodi Picoult).

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comeuppance

(ˌkʌmˈʌpəns)

n

informal just retribution

[C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)]

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come•up•pance

(ˌkʌmˈʌp əns)

n.

deserved reprimand or punishment.

[1855–60, Amer.]

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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.

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comeuppance

noun

Something justly deserved:

desert (often used in plural), due, guerdon, recompense, reward, wage (often used in plural).

Informal: lump (used in plural).

Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming.

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Translations

comeuppance

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

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comeuppance

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

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comeuppance

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

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comeuppance

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

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