Comeupance

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of comeuppance. alt-of, alternative

    "Once again, what followed was a shocking comeupance for the right-wing press."

  2. 2
    an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting wordnet

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comeuppancedesertsjust desertspoetic justice

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"Once again, what followed was a shocking comeupance for the right-wing press."

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