If I had to explain it, I'd go with "pattern disruption," since that seems to line up with the largest number of force effects.
But it isn't very consistent. Force damage is mostly just "This effect is kinda magical, has no obvious elemental associations, and should be able to hurt virtually everything."
But it isn't very consistent. Force damage is mostly just "This effect is kinda magical, has no obvious elemental associations, and should be able to hurt virtually everything."