Comeuppance

Quick meaning: Comeuppance is a noun meaning Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

Meaning

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

Example Sentences

But in medieval Scotland, the king had absolute power so there wasn't much comeuppance for him.

The Yankees got their comeuppance in Milwaukee when the Braves piled up a record score for the first inning of a World Series game.

So when Brown's second wife turned out a reg'lar ternygrunt, I wa'n't in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an' he got it in her.

But even friends like Tom Downey thought a little comeuppance might not necessarily have been a bad thing for a man who approached life as if he were always the smartest person in the room.

Word Forms

• comeuppances
• come-uppance
• comeupance

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include come-uppance, comeupance, payback, reckoning, avengement, desert.

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