ALL meanings of deus ex machina
de·us ex ma·chi·na
D d - noun deus ex machina (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the plot 3
- noun deus ex machina any unlikely or artificial device serving this purpose 3
- noun deus ex machina in ancient Greek and Roman plays, a deity brought in by stage machinery to intervene in the action 3
- noun deus ex machina any unconvincing character or event brought artificially into the plot of a story or drama to settle an involved situation 3
- noun deus ex machina (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot. 1
- noun deus ex machina any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot. 1
- noun deus ex machina Any 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 he or she desired. 0
- noun deus ex machina A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation. 0