'comeuppance' definitions:
Definition of 'comeuppance'
(from WordNet)
noun
An outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved [syn: deserts, comeuppance, comeupance]
Definition of 'comeuppance'
From: GCIDE
- comeuppance \come`up"pance\ (k[u^]m`[u^]p"pans), n. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts; as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'comeuppance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- compensation,
- desert,
- deserts,
- deserving,
- due,
- due reward,
- dues,
- just deserts,
- merit,
- merits,
- punishment,
- quittance,
- recompense,
- reprisal,
- requital,
- retribution,
- revenge,
- reward,
- rights,
- what is due,
- what is merited