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comeuppanceenUK
come·up·pance C0502700 (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) ninformal 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 deservedcomeupance, desertsaftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
comeuppancenoun (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.comeuppancenounSomething 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.TranslationscomeuppanceenUK
comeuppanceRetribution that one deserves. Don't worry, she'll get her comeuppance—it's only so long until people see through her act.get (one's) comeuppanceTo receive retribution. Don't worry, she'll get her comeuppance—you can't gossip about people without them doing the same to you eventually.See also: comeuppance, getget one's comeuppanceto get a deserved punishment. I can't wait till that snobbish girl gets her comeuppance. Joe got his comeuppance when the teacher caught him making fun of her.See also: comeuppance, getget one's comeuppanceReceive the treatment one deserves, especially punishment or retribution. For example, She behaved badly, but I'm sure she'll get her comeuppance soon. The exact relationship of comeuppance to the verb come up in its common senses-"rise" and "present itself"-is no longer clear. [Mid-1800s] See also: comeuppance, getget your comeˈuppance (informal) receive a punishment for something bad that you have done and that other people feel you really deserve: I was glad to see that the bad guy got his comeuppance at the end of the movie.See also: comeuppance, getget one's comeuppanceGet one’s just deserts, get the retaliation one deserves. This term dates from the mid-1800s and features virtually the only use of the noun comeuppance. William Dean Howells used it in The Rise of Silas Lapham (1884): “Rogers is a rascal . . . but I guess he’ll find he’s got his comeuppance.”See also: comeuppance, getcomeuppanceenUK
Synonyms for comeuppancenoun punishmentSynonyms- punishment
- dues
- deserts
- retribution
- chastening
- recompense
- due reward
- requital
- merit
Synonyms for comeuppancenoun something justly deservedSynonyms- desert
- due
- guerdon
- recompense
- reward
- wage
- lump
Synonyms for comeuppancenoun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deservedSynonymsRelated Words |