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countercause

countercause noun: a cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.

Noun

countercause (plural countercauses)

  1. A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.
    • Thus Edi Faal in the “Reginald Denny” case, and Johnnie Cochran in the “O.J. Simpson” case, developed countercauses that put the state itself on the defensive.2010, Lynn S. Chancer, High-Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes, page 170

Forms of countercause

pluralcountercauses

Origin of countercause

From counter- + cause.

Questions about countercause

What does countercause mean?
Countercause means a cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.
What part of speech is countercause?
Countercause is a noun.
What is the plural of countercause?
The plural of countercause is countercauses.

Words near countercause in the dictionary

  1. countercathectic
  2. countercathexes
  3. countercathexis
  4. countercation
  5. countercations
  6. countercause
  7. countercauses
  8. counterchallenge
  9. counterchallenges
  10. counterchange
  11. counterchanged

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