Etymology · Latin
deus ex māchinā
2 English words descend from Latin deus ex māchinā, most common first.
- dea ex machinaA female deus ex machina; a providential intervention (in a story etc.) from a female force or character.
- deus ex machinaAny resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that they desired.