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, approval]
The central character is a bad man who shoots people and gets his comeuppance.
Synonyms: punishment, dues, deserts, retribution More Synonyms of comeuppance
comeuppance in British English
(ˌkʌmˈʌpəns)
noun
informal
just retribution
Word origin
C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)
comeuppance in American English
(ˌkʌmˈʌpəns)
US
noun
Informal
deserved punishment; retribution
Word origin
< come + up1 + -ance
Examples of 'comeuppance' in a sentence
comeuppance
She will get her comeuppance in jail.
The Sun (2013)
You think there will be moral comeuppance but it just gets darker and darker.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She was against boasting and selfishness, and in favour of bad characters getting their comeuppance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It won't be long before he gets his comeuppance.
The Sun (2010)
Be straight with people, as really nasty people get their comeuppance in the end.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The Walford womaniser gets his comeuppance just three days after arriving on the soap.
The Sun (2011)
I do hope he gets his comeuppance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You would get your comeuppance.
Leo McKinstry Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest FootballManager (2006)
Wall Street bankers get their comeuppance, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My mother joked,'You are getting your comeuppance.
The Sun (2011)
Then put the remaining runners and riders back in the hat, pay 1 and wait for another coward to get their comeuppance.
The Sun (2011)
This club is going to get its comeuppance because you can't go out and buy players just because they have scored six goals in the Belgian league.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(noun)
Definition
deserved punishment
(informal)
The central character is an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.
Synonyms
punishment
The usual punishment is a fine.
dues
deserts
retribution
He decided to get his retribution in first.
chastening
recompense
He demands no financial recompense for his troubles.
due reward
requital
merit
Additional synonyms
in the sense of recompense
Definition
compensation for loss or injury
He demands no financial recompense for his troubles.