Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

    die wohlverdiente Strafe, Quittung

    заслуженное наказа́ниеzaslužennoje nakazánije

    належна караnaležna kara, заслужене покаранняzaslužene pokarannja, належнеnaležne

    an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Assholes getting their just comeuppance, you love to see it.

    ruВидеть, как мудаки получают по заслугам, – бесценно. — Ooneykcall

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  2. He got his comeuppance.

    deEr hat bekommen, was er verdient hat. — MUIRIEL

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  3. She got her comeuppance.

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  4. Atheists will get their comeuppance on Judgment Day.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: comeuppances

Synonyms

4 synonyms
outcome that is justly deserved:just deserts
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Word family

1 related words
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See also

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