COMEUPPANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

comeupance; comeuppance; just deserts; poetic justice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("comeuppance" is a kind of...):

aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)

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