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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   defenestration

   • IPA[dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of throwing someone out of a window；the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority

   • noun: defenestration, plural noun: defenestrations

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. formal, humorous the action of throwing someone out of a window death by defenestration has a venerable history
   • 2. informal the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority that victory resulted in Churchill's own defenestration by the war-weary British electorate