karma
/ˈkɑrmə/
noun
- The idea that a person's actions in this life or a previous life determine their future, often used in a spiritual or religious context.
- In some religions, karma influences what happens to you after you die.
- She thinks her bad luck is the result of negative karma from past actions.
- Many people believe that good karma comes from helping others.
- A force or feeling that good or bad things happen to you because of your past actions, used in a non-religious way.
- Spreading gossip can come back to you as bad karma.
- He got a promotion after years of hard work—that's good karma.
- She lost her wallet, but then someone returned it; she called it instant karma.
- A score or reputation system on some websites, especially Reddit, that shows how much other users like your posts or comments.
- His comment got a lot of upvotes, so his karma went up.
- She lost karma after posting something that people disagreed with.
- You need a certain amount of karma to post in some subreddits.