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COMEUPANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
Synonyms:
comeupance; comeuppance; just deserts; poetic justice
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Hypernyms ("comeupance" is a kind of...):
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)