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deus ex machina

UK/ˌdeɪ.əs ɛks ˈmækɪnə//ˌdeɪ.əs ˌɛks ˈmɑkənə/

deus ex machina in Indonesian: deus ex machina. In English, deus ex machina means 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 they desired.

Indonesian words for deus ex machina

contrived plot resolution
deus ex machina

English meaning of deus ex machina

  1. noun 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 they desired.
  2. noun A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
  3. noun A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
  4. noun A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.

Full definition of deus ex machina

deus ex machina in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: (vulgar, slang) ass-pull

Synonyms of deus ex machina

deus ex machina in other languages

Questions about deus ex machina in Indonesian

What is the meaning of deus ex machina in Indonesian?
Deus ex machina in Indonesian is deus ex machina.
Apa arti deus ex machina?
Deus ex machina: deus ex machina.
What does deus ex machina mean in English?
Deus ex machina means 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 they desired.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deus ex machina (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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