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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-zurt]
- /dʒʌst -ˈzɝːts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-zurt]
- /dʒʌst -ˈzɝːts/
Definitions of just deserts words
- noun just deserts Usually, deserts. reward or punishment that is deserved: Death was his desert. Synonyms: due, payment, recompense, reward; justice, retaliation, retribution, penalty. 1
- noun just deserts the state or fact of deserving reward or punishment. 1
- noun just deserts the state or condition of being worthy, as in character or behavior. Synonyms: merit, virtue, worth. 1
- idioms just deserts get / receive / etc. one's (just) deserts, to be punished or rewarded in a manner appropriate to one's actions or behavior: Some people felt he had gotten his just deserts, having been imprisoned and relieved of his ill-gotten gains, but others would have preferred old-style public flogging, followed by drawing and quartering, and who can blame them? 1
- noun plural just deserts deserved punishment 1
- noun just deserts (Idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved. 0
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Origin of just deserts
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French deserte, noun use of feminine past participle of deservir to deserve
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Parts of speech for Just deserts
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preposition
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just deserts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
just deserts usage trend in Literature
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noun just deserts
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- comeuppance — If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done.
- guerdon — a reward, recompense, or requital.
- meed — a reward or recompense.
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