countercause

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ cause

Noun

countercause (plural countercauses)

1. A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.
   • 2010, Lynn S. Chancer, High-Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes, page 170:

     Thus Edi Faal in the “Reginald Denny” case, and Johnnie Cochran in the “O.J. Simpson” case, developed countercauses that put the state itself on the defensive.