COMEUPPANCE


Meaning of COMEUPPANCE in English

/ kʌmˈʌpəns; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( informal ) a punishment for sth bad that you have done, that other people feel you really deserve :

I was glad to see that the bad guy got his comeuppance at the end of the movie.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.