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defenestration

/diːˌfenɪˈstreɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण डीफ़ेनिस्ट्रेशन

खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C] formal

    the act of throwing somebody out of a window

    खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना

    • The Defenestration of Prague in 1618 helped to start the Thirty Years' War.
  2. 2

    [U, C] humorous

    the act of suddenly removing somebody from a position of power

    (किसी को) सत्ता या पद से अचानक हटा देना

    • the party chairman's sudden defenestration by his own colleagues

    Synonyms removal ousting dismissal overthrow

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Synonyms

removal ousting dismissal overthrow

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin word fenestra, meaning a window.

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

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One-word substitution

The act of throwing somebody out of a window is defenestration.

किसी को खिड़की से बाहर फेंकने की क्रिया को defenestration कहते हैं।