Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

causation

/kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: cau-sa-tion
IPA: /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of causing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cause and effect.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Aristotle's views led him to try to describe the kind of causation by which vision is produced, instead of the laws by which it is exercised; and the attempt consisted, as in other subjects, of indistinct principles, and ill-combined facts."

Etymology

From cause + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cause

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/
British English: /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

causations (plural)

Derived Forms

causational causationism causationist noncausation

Phrases

reverse causation

Frequently Paired Words

ætiology aetiology etiology

Synonyms

causality causing

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce causation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What does causation mean?: The act of causing.
Where does causation come from?: From cause + -ation.

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