comeuppance
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comeuppance
- /kʌmˈʌpəns/
Rhymes with -ʌpəns
noun comeuppances · come-uppance · comeupance
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Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
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.
Similar: just deserts, instant karma
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noun an outcome that is justly deserved
| Español | merecido, escarmiento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 報應 /报应 bàoyìng |
| Français | châtiment |
| Deutsch | die wohlverdiente Strafe, Quittung |
| Русский | заслуженное наказа́ние zaslužennoje nakazánije |
| العربية | قِصَاص عَادِل qiṣāṣ ʕādil |
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@misc{comeuppance_2026,
title = {comeuppance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comeuppance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
