comeuppance
noun/kʌmˈʌpəns/
Etymology
From come up (“to appear before a judge”) + -ance.
Definitions
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.
- The Yankees got their comeuppance in Milwaukee when the Braves piled up a record score for the first inning of a World Series game.
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