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comeuppance vs consequence

consequence vs comeuppance

comeuppance and consequence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
comeuppance Yes No No No
consequence Yes No No No
As nouns, consequence is a hypernym of comeuppance; that is, consequence is a word with a broader meaning than comeuppance:
  • comeuppance: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
  • consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Other hypernyms of comeuppance include aftermath.
comeuppance (noun) consequence (noun)
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting having important effects or influence
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Difference between comeuppance and consequence

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