Backwash and Causation

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Backwash noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market

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Causation is an antonym for backwash.

Causation noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Backwash is an antonym for causation.

Nearby Words: cause, caused, causative, causal, causality

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