Defenestration — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defenestration noun The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
Senses
Defenestration is used for these senses in English:
- defenestration The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. [from c. 17th c.]
defenestration — full definition
- noun The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
- noun In British use, the high-profile removal of a person from a position in an organisation.
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