/ˈkɑːrmə/

karma

BrE /ˈkɑːmə/

NAmE /ˈkɑːrmə/

[U]

(in Buddhism and Hinduism)

the sum of sb’s good and bad actions in one of their lives, believed to decide what will happen to them in the next life

good/bad ~

(informal)

the good/bad effect of doing a particular thing, being in a particular place, etc.

Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma.