countercause

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noun

A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.

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Meanings

nouncountercause (plural countercauses)

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

Origin

From counter- + cause.

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APA

countercause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercause

MLA

“countercause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countercause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercause.

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