comeuppance
2 definitions
• 2 examples
1
a person's bad luck that is considered to be a fair and deserved punishment for something bad that they have done:
Examples:
get your comeuppance She'll get her comeuppance.
2
a punishment or some bad luck that is considered to be fair and deserved punishment for something bad that someone has done:
Examples:
She’ll get her comeuppance, don’t worry.