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