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Defenestrate

Definition

(rare, literary) To throw someone or something out of a window, often used to describe a dramatic or violent ejection. Originated from the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, a pivotal event in the Thirty Years' War.

Example Sentences

1The angry mob defenestrated the corrupt politician from the second-story window of the town hall.
2In a fit of rage, she defenestrated her ex-boyfriend's favorite vase, shattering it on the pavement below.
3The scene in the novel where the protagonist defenestrates her rival has become a classic moment in literary history.
4Historians still debate the circumstances surrounding the Defenestration of Prague, which sparked a devastating conflict in Europe.
5The artist's use of defenestration as a metaphor for liberation has been interpreted in various ways by art critics and scholars.

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