Definition
To throw someone or something out of a window. Can also mean to dismiss someone from a position of authority.
Etymology
From Latin 'de' (from) and 'fenestra' (window). The word was coined in reference to the Defenestration of Prague (1618), when Protestant officials were thrown from a castle window, sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Kelly Says
Remember 'fenestra' = window (like 'fenestration' in architecture). The Defenestration of Prague literally started a war by throwing people out windows - talk about dramatic consequences!
Translations
ARالعربية
إلقاء من النافذة
BNবাংলা
জানালা দিয়ে ফেলে দেওয়া
DADansk
kaste ud ad vinduet
DEDeutsch
aus dem Fenster werfen
ELΕλληνικά
εκδίωξη από παράθυρο
FAفارسی
از پنجره بیرون انداختن
FISuomi
heittää ulos ikkunasta
GUGU
ખીલ્યાથી બહાર ફેંકવું
HIहिन्दी
खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना
HUMagyar
ablakból kidobni
IDBahasa Indonesia
melempar dari jendela
MRMR
खिडकीतून बाहेर टाकणे
MSBahasa Melayu
membaling dari tingkap
MYမြန်မာ
ပြတ်မှုထဲသို့ချခြင်း
NLNederlands
uit het raam gooien
NONorsk
kaste ut av vinduet
PAPA
ਖਿੜਕੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਪਾ ਦੇਣਾ
PLPolski
wyrzucić przez okno
RORomână
a arunca pe geam
RUРусский
выбросить из окна
SVSvenska
kasta ut genom fönster
SWKiswahili
kutupa kwa dirisha
TAதமிழ்
ஜன்னல் வழியாக வீசுதல்
TEతెలుగు
కిటికీ నుండి విసరివేయుట
TRTürkçe
pencereden atmak
UKУкраїнська
викинути з вікна
URاردو
کھڑکی سے باہر پھینکنا
VITiếng Việt
ném qua cửa sổ
ZUZU
phakamisela ku-window