Comeuppance – a punishment or fate that someone deserves

(Pronounced kuhm-uh-puhns)

To remember the definition of the word comeuppance, use the following mnemonic:

You come up and balance (comeuppance) said the circus performer to the heckler. When the heckler tried it, she immediately fell off. It was a punishment that she deserved. 

Examples of comeuppance in a sentence

The villain always gets their comeuppance in the end. 

She decided to be the bigger person, she knew he'd get his comeuppance eventually. 

He always seemed to escape his comeuppance.