Proper Pronunciation Guide

comeuppance

[kʌ mʌ pəns]

Tips:

  • Be sure to begin the second syllable with the consonant
    /m/—in other words, link the final “m” of “come” to the beginning of “up.”
  • Stress the second syllable.

Practice Sentence:

 After cheating people for nearly a decade, he finally got his comeuppance when the judge sent him to jail for 5 years.

Definition:

  • (noun) A somewhat informal, colloquial term for a well-deserved punishment or reprimand.

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