- comeuppance
- come|up|pance [ ,kʌm`ʌpəns ] noun uncount INFORMALpunishment that someone deserves for having done something wrong or unfair
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comeuppance — (n.) also comeupance, 1859, presumably rooted in come up present oneself for judgment before a tribunal + ANCE (Cf. ance) … Etymology dictionary
comeuppance — [n] deserved fate due, due reward, just deserts, just punishment, recompense, requital, retribution; concept 679 … New thesaurus
comeuppance — ► NOUN informal ▪ a punishment or fate that someone deserves … English terms dictionary
comeuppance — ☆ comeuppance [kum΄up′əns ] n. [< COME + UP1 + ANCE] Informal deserved punishment; retribution … English World dictionary
Comeuppance — For the definition of the word, see Wiktionary:comeuppance. Comeuppance Studio album by Sphere3 Released 2002 Genre … Wikipedia
comeuppance — n. (colloq.) well deserved misfortune to get one s comeuppance * * * [ˌkʌm ʌpəns] (colloq.) [ well deserved misfortune ] to get one s comeuppance … Combinatory dictionary
comeuppance — [[t]kʌ̱mʌ̱pəns[/t]] also come uppance N SING: usu poss N (approval) If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done. [INFORMAL] The… … English dictionary
comeuppance — [kam”apants] n. a well deserved rebuke. □ He finally got the comeuppance that he’s needed for so long. □ I gave her a comeuppance she’ll never forget … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
comeuppance — /kum up euhns/, n. Informal. deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior. [1855 60, Amer.; from phrase come up + ANCE] * * * … Universalium
comeuppance — noun /kʌmˈʌpəns/ An outcome which is justly deserved (and invariably unpleasant). So when Browns second wife turned out a reglar ternygrunt, I want in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an he got it in her. Syn: just deserts … Wiktionary