vis major
A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accidentA greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident.
More definitions
- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin vīs maior.Learned borrowing from Latin vīs maior.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events:act of Godforce majeureinevitable accidentunavoidable casualty
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedforce majeure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable