defenestration meaning

Definition of defenestration

1. the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

   Type of: ejection

   Related forms: defenestrate

defenestration in a sentence

• The immediate defenestration of humanistic culture can't be a random project.

How to pronounce defenestration

defenestration is pronounced /diˌfɛnɛˈstreɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.

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