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View synonyms for comeuppance
comeuppance
[ kuhm-uhp-uhns ]
noun
, Informal.
- deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant:
He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.
comeuppance
/ ˌkʌmˈʌpəns /
noun
- informal.just retribution
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Word History and Origins
Origin of comeuppance1
An Americanism first recorded in 1855–60; from the phrase come up (as in judgment for a trial) + -ance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of comeuppance1
C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)
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Example Sentences
Democratic pundits had spent hours licking their wounds vowing comeuppance.
From The Daily Beast
After all, the comeuppance of the Big Bad is the good part of any horror story.
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It even has a comeuppance ending, and the bad guy is killed.
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Taranto's “comeuppance” idea rests on two odd assumptions/insinuations.
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But what is clear is that Taranto thinks that my $200 per month rate increase represents some much-deserved comeuppance.
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You young smart Alecks will get your comeuppance, muttered the man.
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