3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: comeuppance n : an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved [syn: {deserts}, {comeupance}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 21 Moby Thesaurus words for "comeuppance": 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
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