2006-12-01 06:08:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The word comes from the Latin de ("from; out of") and fenestra ("window"). Merriam-Webster's dictionary users named it as one of their favorite words of the year in 2004. [1]
2006-12-01 06:11:24 · answer #1 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's an act of political dissent by throwing rulers out of the window.
The earlier record was biblical, Queen Jezebel was defenestrated when her husband King Ahab was overthrown.
Dario Fo's play Accidental Death of an Anarchist was based on the murder of Giuseppe Pinelli by defenestration whilst held in a Milanese police station
2006-12-01 14:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by leekier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Digital Defenestration occurs when you throw your PC out of the window. A common temptation.
2006-12-01 14:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Drew - Axeman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look up the Defenestration of Prague.
2006-12-01 14:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the act of throwing a thing or esp. a person out of a window: the defenestration of the commissioners at Prague.
2006-12-01 14:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by ICan'tThinkOfAGoodName 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen the word alot when reading about the middle ages in particular. It means to throw a person out an opening near the top of a very tall building. A great example of this is in Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" when English King Edward the I is talking to his son, future king Ed II, and Eddy Jr.s "young advisor/lover" (E II was gay). Anyway King Ed I suddenly grabs future king Ed II's boyfriend and throws him out the window to his death. This is a great example of defenestration.
2006-12-01 14:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by americanhistoryfan 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reducing the number of windows in a house. 300 years ago in England there was a tax on the number of windows in your house. Some house owners actually bricked up some of their windows to avoid the tax!
2006-12-01 17:09:35 · answer #7 · answered by e==mc2 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the act of throwing someone through a window
2006-12-01 14:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by Quizard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
defenestration
Pronunciation: (")dE-"fe-n&-'strA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
2006-12-01 14:17:02 · answer #9 · answered by Blue P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to throw out of a window!
2006-12-01 14:13:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋