Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of throwing someone or something out of a window: "Defenestration" specifically refers to the action of ejecting a person or an object through a window.

Usage

• The word is most famously associated with historical events, particularly the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, which helped trigger the Thirty Years' War.
• It can be used literally to describe a violent act or metaphorically to describe a sudden, forceful removal from a position of power or authority.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The historical account described the defenestration of the king's advisors.
  • In a fit of rage, he committed an act of defenestration, tossing the vase out the window.

Advanced Usage

• Political/Metaphorical Defenestration: Used figuratively to describe the abrupt dismissal or expulsion of a person from a job, organization, or position.
  • The CEO's sudden defenestration shocked the entire company.
  • The scandal led to the political defenestration of several senior ministers.

Variants and Related Words

• Defenestrate (verb): To throw someone or something out of a window.
  • The rebels threatened to defenestrate the corrupt official.

Synonyms

• Ejection: The act of forcing someone to leave.
• Ousting: Driving someone out of a position of power.
• Expulsion: The action of forcing someone to leave a place.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• While not a phrasal verb, the term is often used in the fixed historical phrase "The Defenestration of Prague."
• "To suffer defenestration": To be thrown out (literally or figuratively).
  • After the failed project, he suffered a professional defenestration.

Noun

1. the act of throwing someone or something out of a window