comeback

Universal Words noun 1 [usuallysing.] if a person in public life makes a comeback, they start doing sth again which they had stopped doing, or they become popular again: an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback 2 if a thing makes a comeback, it becomes popular and fashionable or successful again 3 (informal) a quick reply to a critical remark 4 a way of holding sb responsible for sth wrong which has been done to you: You agreed to the contract in writing, so now you have no comeback.