Word Study
comeuppance
CIDE DICTIONARY
comeuppance, n.
An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts; as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
comeuppance, n. colloq. one's deserved fate or punishment (got his comeuppance).
Etymology
COME + UP + -ANCE
THESAURUS
comeuppance
compensation, desert, deserts, deserving, due, due reward, dues, just deserts, merit, merits, punishment, quittance, recompense, reprisal, requital, retribution, revenge, reward, rights, what is due, what is meritedFor further exploring for "comeuppance" in Webster Dictionary Online