vis major

Definitions of vis major
  1. noun
    a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
    synonyms: act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty
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    type of:
    calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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