Backwash and Instigation

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Backwash

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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Instigation is an antonym for backwash.

Instigation

Instigation noun - Something that arouses a strong response from another.
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Backwash is an antonym for instigation.
Nearby Words: instigate, institution, instigated, instigator, instigating
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