cause and effect

Noun

Meaning

cause and effect (usually uncountable, plural causes and effects)

Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

karma causation causality chain reaction chemical reaction track and field knock-on effect butterfly effect black and tan knock on block and tackle

Examples

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Logic is a poor model of cause and effect. Gregory Bateson

Between good sense and good taste there is the difference between cause and effect. Jean de La Bruyère

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free. Swami Vivekananda

If goodness has causes, it is not goodness; if it has effects, a reward, it is not goodness either. So goodness is outside the chain of cause and effect. Leo Tolstoy

The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis. Douglas Adams

Close letter words and terms

cause a stir cause a war cause an affray cause and effect relationships cause anguish cause antagonism