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defenestration
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A quick definition of defenestration:
DEFENESTRATION: Defenestration means throwing someone or something out of a window. It is a word that describes an action of throwing someone or something out of a window. The word comes from the Latin word "fenestra" which means window.
A more thorough explanation:
DEFENESTRATION
Defenestration means throwing someone or something out of a window.
During a protest, angry people may resort to defenestration by throwing objects or even people out of windows.
In history, the Defenestration of Prague occurred in 1618 when Protestant rebels threw two Catholic officials out of a window, leading to the Thirty Years' War.
The examples illustrate how defenestration involves throwing someone or something out of a window, often as a violent act of protest or rebellion.