a deus ex machina



a deus ex machina

  (formal)
a way of ending a play or event that seems false and that involves problems being dealt with too easily Shakespeare produces a very unsatisfying deus ex machina in 'The Winter's Tale' when a statue of the queen comes to life.
See also: deus, ex, machina

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lothair-History
LaceyLAY-seeEnglish
Elaheh-Persian
Saleh-Arabic
Cowal-Irish
Eugenioe-oo-JE-nyo (Italian), e-oo-KHE-nyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish