Defenestration - English meaning

Defenestration – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action of throwing someone out of a window.
Usage examples:
Death by defenestration has a venerable history
noun
The action or process of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority.
Usage examples:
That victory resulted in churchill's own defenestration by the war-weary british electorate

noun
The action of throwing or pushing someone out of a window
Usage examples:
His death by defenestration, he opened a window for the defenestration., he has governed so badly a…

Defenestration translation into English

Defenestration: translate from English into Chinese

开窗, 抛出窗外

Defenestration: translate from English into Dutch

Defenestratie

Defenestration: translate from English into French

Défenestration

Defenestration: translate from English into German

Fenstersturz

Defenestration: translate from English into Hindi

डिफेनेस्ट्रेशन

Defenestration: translate from English into Italian

Defenestrazione

Defenestration: translate from English into Korean

방어

Defenestration: translate from English into Russian

Дефенестрация

Defenestration: translate from English into Spanish

Defenestración

Word origin

early 17th century: from modern Latin defenestratio(n- ), from de- ‘down from’ + Latin fenestra ‘window’.

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Defenestration – similar words

defenestrating

verb
Throw (someone) out of a window.
Usage examples:
She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb
To throw or push someone out of a window
Usage examples:
They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

Defenestrating - all meanings in English

defenestrates

verb
Throw (someone) out of a window.
Usage examples:
She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb
To throw or push someone out of a window
Usage examples:
They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

Defenestrates - all meanings in English

defenestrated

verb
Throw (someone) out of a window.
Usage examples:
She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb
To throw or push someone out of a window
Usage examples:
They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

Defenestrated - all meanings in English

defenestrate

verb
Throw (someone) out of a window.
Usage examples:
She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb
To throw or push someone out of a window
Usage examples:
They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

Defenestrate - all meanings in English

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