poetic justice

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Noun

Singular poetic justice

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Poetic justice is when a person has something happen to them that is like something bad they did to someone else.
   • Synonym: payback

   After taking many peoples homes, he went broke and became homeless -- now that was poetic justice.

Related words

• poetic
• justice

See also

• irony
• ironic