without cause

/wɪˈðaʊt kɔːz/

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Definition of without cause - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

logicin a way that lacks a reason or justification

He was fired without cause.
She left the meeting without cause.
The decision was made without cause.

groundless

unjustified

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not without cause

adv.

for a good reason or with justification

She was upset, not without cause.

Expressions with cause

lost cause

person or thing that is hopeless or futile

Trying to fix that old car is a lost cause.

cause célèbre

issue arousing widespread public debate

The trial became a cause célèbre in the media.

cause a fuss

create a disturbance or commotion about something

She caused a fuss at the restaurant over her order.

cause a stir

make people excited, upset, or talk a lot about something

The new policy will cause a stir in the city.

cause a big stir

create excitement or controversy among people

The new policy caused a big stir in the community.

cause a commotion

create a noisy disturbance or uproar

The loud music caused a commotion in the neighborhood.

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for no good reason

adv.

unjustified

without a valid or justifiable cause

for no reason

adv.

behavior

without any explanation or known cause

for no reason at all

adv.

causality

without any cause or explanation

angst

general anxiety

deep anxiety or dread without specific cause

arise out of nowhere

unexpected emergence

emerge unexpectedly without cause

blunt instrument

literal

object without sharp edges used to cause harm

for no apparent reason

adv.

reasoning

without any clear or obvious cause or explanation

spontaneously

adv.

science

in a way that happens without outside cause or prompting

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French:sans raison, ...
German:ohne Grund, ...
Italian:senza motivo, ...
Spanish:sin motivo, ...
Portuguese:sem motivo, ...
Chinese:无缘无故, ...
Japanese:理由もなく, ...
Arabic:بِدون سَبَب, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא סִיבָה, ...
Russian:без причины, ...
Ukrainian:без причини, ...
Hindi:बिना वजह, ...
Bengali:কোনো কারণ ছাড়াই, ...
Catalan:sense motiu, ...
Czech:bezdůvodně, ...
Danish:uden grund, ...
Dutch:zonder reden, ...
Greek:αδικαιολόγητα, ...
Hungarian:ok nélkül, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានមូលហេតុ, ...
Korean:이유 없이, ...
Persian:بدون دلیل, ...
Polish:bez powodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem motivo, ...
Romanian:fără motiv, ...
Swedish:utan anledning, ...
Thai:โดยไม่มีเหตุอันควร, ...
Turkish:gerekçesiz, ...
Vietnamese:vô cớ, ...

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