VIS MAJOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events

Example:

he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God

Synonyms:

act of God; force majeure; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty; vis major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("vis major" is a kind of...):

calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)

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