causation

cau·sa·tion

noun \kȯ-ˈzā-shən\

Definition of CAUSATION

1

a : the act or process of causing b : the act or agency which produces an effect

2

: causality

Examples of CAUSATION

1. the role of heredity in the causation of cancer
2. He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of causation.

First Known Use of CAUSATION

1615

Related to CAUSATION

Synonyms: antecedent, causality, cause, occasion, reason

Antonyms: aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Related Words: causationism; consideration, determinant, factor; alpha and omega, be-all and end-all; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, spring

Near Antonyms: ramification; denouement (also dénouement), repercussion; conclusion, end; by-product, side effect (also side reaction)

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Rhymes with CAUSATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation