comeuppance
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noun \(ˌ)kəm-ˈə-pən(t)s\Definition of COMEUPPANCE
: a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
See Examples of COMEUPPANCE
- One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.
- <as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance>
Origin of COMEUPPANCE
come up + -ance
First Known Use: 1859
Related to COMEUPPANCE
- Synonyms
- castigation, chastisement, punishment, correction, desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, wrath
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