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Comeuppance

//kʌmˈʌpəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved. uncountable, usually

    "So when Brown's second wife turned out a reg'lar ternygrunt, I wa'n't in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an' he got it in her."

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

Etymology

From come up (“to appear before a judge”) + -ance.

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