Caused and Prevented

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Prevented is an antonym for caused.

Nearby Words: cause, causation, causing, causer, causally

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Caused is an antonym for prevented.

This is probably because they do not know what caused the plague, because the person who caused it wasn't their best friend, and because they don't have to relive their memories over and over again to find out where it went wrong and where Snowman could have prevented it all.

Source: Literature / The Year Of The Flood
Dramatic Irony: Late in the game, Kyril kills a fishman to defend Corselia, finally overcoming the mental block that's prevented him from doing so in the past, only to realize he just slew her father, mirroring the trauma that caused said mental block in the first place.

Source: Characters / Suikoden Tactics

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