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defenestrate

/ˌdiːˈfenɪstreɪt/verb

उच्चारण डीफ़ेनिस्ट्रेट

खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to throw sb out of a window

    खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना

    • In 1618, two officials were defenestrated in Prague.
  2. 2

    [T] humorous

    to remove sb suddenly from a position of power

    (पद से) अचानक हटा देना

    • The chairman was defenestrated by his own board.

    Synonyms oust depose topple

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From Latin fenestra, meaning a window.

यह Latin fenestra से बना है, जिसका अर्थ खिड़की है।