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).

comeuppance

(ˌkʌmˈʌpəns)

n

informal just retribution

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

come•up•pance

(ˌkʌmˈʌp əns)

n.

deserved reprimand or punishment.

[1855–60, Amer.]

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

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.

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.

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