Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun force_majeure

1 sense of force majeure

Sense 1
act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty -- (a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God")
       => calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm -- (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster")