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countercauses

countercauses is the plural of countercause.

Meaning of countercause

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

Questions about countercauses

What is countercauses the plural of?
Countercauses is the plural of countercause.

Words near countercauses in the dictionary

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

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