Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countercause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-cause
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From counter- + cause.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

countercauses (plural)

Questions

What does countercause mean?: A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.
Where does countercause come from?: From counter- + cause.

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