Defenestration (Noun)
Meaning
The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The medieval chroniclers recorded the infamous defenestration of two royal governors in Prague as a spark for the Thirty Years' War.
- The children's playful energy sometimes led to a mild defenestration of toys and books from the second-story playroom window.
- Crew members narrowly prevented the defenestration of vital navigation equipment during the chaotic storm.
- In the midst of a heated argument, the antique vase suffered a tragic defenestration, landing in shattered pieces on the sidewalk below.
- Eyewitnesses claimed a defenestration had occurred when the frantic businessman desperately leaped from the high-rise office building window to escape the raging fire.