DEFENESTRATION

defenestration

(noun) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

defenestration (countable and uncountable, plural defenestrations)

The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]

(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.

(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

Usage notes

Defenestration (sense 1) was historically committed as an act of political dissent, as with the Defenestrations of Prague.

Source: Wiktionary



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