Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā[1]) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. [2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 …

These days, defenestration —from the Latin fenestra, meaning "window"—is often used to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position.

DEFENESTRATION definition: the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window. See examples of defenestration used in a sentence.

Although the victims survived, the incident began the Bohemian revolt against the Habsburg emperor, marking the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War. In fact, the incident was so famous that it gave rise to …

Aug 4, 2023 · Discover the bizarre and disturbing history of defenestration, the practice of killing someone by throwing them out of a window. When people use the word “defenestration” today, they …

Dec 24, 2019 · Add to word list formal the action of throwing or pushing someone out of a window: his death by defenestration

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