Synonym: basis, interest, motive, reason. Antonym: consequence, effect, outcome, result. Similar words: because, because of, pause, exhaust. Meaning: [kɔːz] 
n. 1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 2. a justification for something existing or happening 3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 4. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy. v. 1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
n. 1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 2. a justification for something existing or happening 3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 4. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy. v. 1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner. 
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(1) Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failure. 
(2) Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.
(3) One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.
(4) Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself, is a disgrace.
(5) Poverty is not a sufficient cause of disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself is a disgrace.
(6) A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.
(7) The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
(8) Unacknowledged anger can often cause problems in later life.
(9) Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.
(10) Reports of this kind are guaranteed to cause anxiety.
(11) I don't want to cause you trouble.
(12) Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.
(13) Recent results must give some cause for optimism.
(14) Her visit did not cause me much surprise.
(15) The spider's bite can cause pain and swelling.
(16) He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding.
(17) We are investigating the cause of the accident.
(18) Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.
(19) What was the cause of the fire?
(20) Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer.
(21) The cause of autism is unknown.
(22) The probable cause of the fire was faulty wiring.
(23) He died for a noble cause.
(24) The probable cause of death was heart failure.
(25) The heavy rain was the cause of the flood.
(26) He associated himself with a great cause.
(27) A strike will cause havoc for commuters.
(28) Both deny conspiring to cause actual bodily harm.
(29) I am not only witty in myself(sentence dictionary), but the cause that wit is in other men.
(30) Being reluctant to think , unwilling to study intensively and under-stand deeply and being complacentand satisfied at negligible knowledgeall are the cause of poor intelligence, which can be germed as "foolish".