Thesaurus / comeuppance
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The tales are read by Dahl himself, and his sharp voice, swift delivery and air of relish in delivering comeuppance to bullies and other nasties adds to the pleasure of his dark genius.
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THE TRAIL BOYS ON THE PLAINSJAY WINTHROP ALLENWORDS RELATED TO COMEUPPANCE
- abuse
- amercement
- beating
- castigation
- chastening
- chastisement
- comeuppance
- confiscation
- correction
- deprivation
- disciplinary action
- discipline
- forfeit
- forfeiture
- gallows
- hard work
- infliction
- just desserts
- lumps
- maltreatment
- mortification
- mulct
- ostracism
- pain
- penance
- proof
- punitive measures
- purgatory
- reparation
- retribution
- rod
- rough treatment
- sanction
- sequestration
- short shrift
- slave labor
- suffering
- torture
- trial
- unhappiness
- victimization
- what for
- abuses
- amercements
- beatings
- castigation
- chastenings
- chastisement
- comeuppances
- confiscations
- corrections
- deprivations
- disciplinary actions
- disciplines
- forfeits
- forfeitures
- gallows
- hard works
- inflictions
- just desserts
- lumps
- maltreatment
- mortifications
- mulcts
- ostracism
- pains
- penance
- proofs
- punitive measures
- purgatories
- reparations
- retribution
- rods
- rough treatments
- sanctions
- sequestrations
- short shrifts
- slave labors
- sufferings
- tortures
- trials
- unhappiness
- victimization
- what fors
- admonishment
- admonition
- affliction
- bawling-out
- berating
- blame
- castigation
- censure
- chewing-out
- chiding
- comeuppance
- condemnation
- correction
- disapproval
- dressing-down
- earful
- expostulation
- going-over
- hard time
- kick in the teeth
- lecture
- lesson
- objurgation
- ostracism
- punishment
- put down
- rap
- rating
- rebuff
- refusal
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reproach
- reproof
- reproval
- repulse
- row
- scolding
- slap in the face
- snub
- talking-to
- telling-off
- tongue-lashing
- upbraiding
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