bring upon
Cause to befall
To bring something upon someone is to cause them to experience it, usually something negative: He brought disaster upon himself, What have you brought upon this family?
The phrase implies responsibility—the subject's actions led to the consequence.
It sounds more formal or dramatic than simply "cause."
- engenderCause to arise
- call forthSummon or elicit
- elicitDraw out by effort
- causeWhat produces an effect
- set in motionCause to begin operating
induce · answerability · culpability · provoke · invoke · generate · blame · accountability · liability · reap the whirlwind · call down · shame · guilt · trigger · create · rain down · repercussion · produce
causation of consequences
bring uponprevent
Stop in advance
avert · ward off · guard against · stave off · forestall
direction of effect
bring upontake away from
Diminish by removal
dispel · alleviate · unburden · clear away