comeuppance(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: punishment, chastening, deserts, due reward, recompense, retribution
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
come‧up‧pance /kʌmˈʌpəns/
noun [singular][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from come up 'to appear in a court of law']
a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve:
You’ll get your comeuppance one day! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲