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CAUSATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does causation mean?

• CAUSATION (noun)
The noun CAUSATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of causing something to happen

Familiarity information: CAUSATION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CAUSATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of causing something to happen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

causation; causing

Hypernyms ("causation" is a kind of...):

deed; effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "causation"):

sending (the act of causing something to go (especially messages))

induction; initiation; trigger (an act that sets in motion some course of events)

coercion; compulsion (using force to cause something)

influence (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)

inducement; inducing (act of bringing about a desired result)

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