Definition of Comeuppance

1. Noun. An outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved.

Exact synonyms: Comeupance, Deserts
Generic synonyms: Aftermath, Consequence

Definition of Comeuppance

1. Noun. A negative outcome which is justly deserved. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Comeuppance

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Comeuppance

cometary
cometesimal
cometh
comether
comethers
cometic
cometlike
cometographer
cometographers
cometographies
cometography
cometology
comets
comeupance
comeupances
comeuppance (current term)
comeuppances
comfier
comfiest
comfily
comfiness
comfinesses
comfit
comfits
comfiture
comfitures
comfort
comfort break
comfort breaks
comfort food

Literary usage of Comeuppance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Woman Suffrage by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1922)
"... way she acts hit looks lak she was made out of a floatin' rib at dat—• an' man was left wid all his backbone, dat he has got de comeuppance over woman. ..."

2. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"A gang of high school girls get their comeuppance from a group of women in a nursing home. (MS/HS) Gantos, Jack. Jack on the Tracks. ..."

3. Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young Or Old, who Cares to Read it by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1894)
"Well, I hope she got her comeuppance in another world, — she never did in this ; she married well 'n' lived in Boston. . . . Mis Thatcher hopes Seth '11 ..."

4. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2002)
"That market crash, and its long-term after-effects, served as a grim, but real and healthy, reminder that speculation has its comeuppance. ..."

5. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"And you better believe, after the fight she was there." Those who consider Elbaum a sexist will be pleased to know he got his comeuppance at Brooklyn's ..."

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