defenestration

de·fen·es·tra·tion

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-fen-uh-strey-shuh n]
- /diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən/
- /dɪfˌenɪstrˈeɪʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-fen-uh-strey-shuh n]
- /diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of defenestration word

noun defenestration the act of throwing someone out of a window 3
noun defenestration a throwing out through a window 3
noun defenestration the act of throwing a thing or especially a person out of a window: the defenestration of the commissioners at Prague. 1
noun defenestration The action of throwing someone or something out of a window. 1
noun defenestration The act of throwing something, or someone, out of a window. 0
noun defenestration (Britain) High profile removal of a person from an organization. 0

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Origin of defenestration

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

1610-20; de- + Latin fenestr(a) window + -ation

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Parts of speech for Defenestration

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Defenestration

defenestration popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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