deus ex machinanoun [ S ]
uk/ˌdeɪ.əs eks ˈmæk.ɪ.nə/us/ˌdeɪ.əs eks ˈmɑː.kɪ.nə/formalan unnatural or very unlikely end to a story or event, that solves or removes any problems too easily
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Ends and endings
- accomplishment
- break
- break up
- cessation
- coda
- completion
- culminate
- death
- demise
- denouement
- end
- ending
- expiry
- fag
- finalize
- finish
- it'll (all) end in tears idiom
- last hurrah
- later
- termination
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Examples from literature
- But there was always a deus ex machina for us when we were in trouble.
- First of all, science by definition avoids the 'deus ex machina' assumption.
- In the ancient drama it was deus ex machina that came in at the end to solve the problems of the play.