English Dictionary

comeuppance

IPA（発音記号）

/kʌmˈʌpəns/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

日本語の意味

報い / 仕返し / 因果応報

After years of cheating his partners, the CEO finally got his comeuppance when the fraud was exposed and he was sent to prison.

長年にわたって取引先をだましてきたそのCEOは、詐欺が露見して刑務所に送られ、ついに相応の報いを受けた。

意味（1）

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

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.

comeuppances （ plural ）