Comeuppance

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