Cumupance

Cumupance
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/ ˌkʌmˈʌp əns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.
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1855–60, Americanism ; from phrase come up + -ance
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
The tales are read by Dahl himself, and his sharp voice, swift delivery and air of relish in delivering comeuppance to bullies and other nasties adds to the pleasure of his dark genius.
Democratic pundits had spent hours licking their wounds vowing comeuppance .
After all, the comeuppance of the Big Bad is the good part of any horror story.
It even has a comeuppance ending, and the bad guy is killed.
Taranto's “ comeuppance ” idea rests on two odd assumptions/insinuations.
But what is clear is that Taranto thinks that my $200 per month rate increase represents some much-deserved comeuppance .
You young smart Alecks will get your comeuppance , muttered the man.

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A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just desserts: "That was the joy of a video game: watching someone who deserved it getting his comeuppance" (Jodi Picoult).
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
[C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
deserved reprimand or punishment.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
aftermath , consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
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noun (Informal) punishment , dues , deserts , retribution , chastening , recompense , due reward , requital , merit The central character is an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
desert (often used in plural), due , guerdon , recompense , reward , wage (often used in plural).
Informal: lump (used in plural).
Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] N to get one's comeuppance → llevarse su merecido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] n to get one's comeuppance → recevoir ce qu'on mérite
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
n (inf) to get one’s comeuppance → die Quittung kriegen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
comeuppance [ˌkʌmˈʌpəns] n she got her comeuppance → ha avuto quello che si meritava
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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