defenestrationdiˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən
defenestration (n)
- plural
- defenestrations
English Definitions:
defenestration (noun)
the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
defenestration (Noun)
The act of throwing something, or someone, out of a window.
defenestration (Noun)
High profile removal of a person from an organization.
defenestration (Noun)
The act of removing the operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
Defenestration
Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- and fenestra. Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in "The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch". While the act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense, it also suggests breaking the windows in the process. Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.
Defenestration
Defenestration (from Modern Latin fenestra) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War. This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to the defenestration which had occurred in Prague's New Town Hall almost 200 years earlier (July 1419), which also on that occasion led to the Hussite war. The word comes from the New Latin de- (down from) and fenestra (window or opening).By extension, the term is also used to describe the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary.
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