defenestrations

Noun

defenestration (countable and uncountable, plural defenestrations)

1. The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally.
   • The "Defenestration" at Prague (A.D. 1618). [...] The imperial Austrian Councillors are thrown out of the window of the castle of Hradschin by the enraged Bohemian Deputies [...]1905, Rossiter Johnson, editor, The Great Events by Famous Historians; a Comprehensive and Readable Account of the World’s History, […], volumes XI (A.D. 1609–1660), New York, N.Y.: National Alumni...
2. (UK) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
   • Be that as it may, his defenestration was coldly abrupt, and in his place, the Football Association resurrected a veteran manager and former England star in Joe Mercer for seven games.2005 September 4, The Sunday Times, London
   1. (UK, figuratively) to eliminate from a contest or sport championship
      • Parrott had described Thursday’s defenestration of Cristiano Ronaldo’s team as the best night of his life, only for Sunday to be yet more gloriously dramatic. The former Tottenham trainee, who plays in the Dutch Eredivisie for AZ Alkmaar, would almost certainly not have started Ireland’s...2025 November 16, John Brewin, “Parrott hat-trick sickens Hungary as Ireland grab World Cup playoff spot in wild win”, in The Guardian
3. (humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
   • Defenestration might be an option too. May I recommend Linux?1998 November 1, “Dorian Bliss”, “He’s dead, Jim”, in rec.humor.oracle.d (Usenet), message-ID <363DA726.C27FA5F@spamfree.land>