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deconstruct

Syllabification: (de·con·struct)
Pronunciation: /ˌdēkənˈstrəkt/

Definition of deconstruct

verb

[with object]
  • analyze (a text or a linguistic or conceptual system) by deconstruction, typically in order to expose its hidden internal assumptions and contradictions and subvert its apparent significance or unity.
  • reduce (something) to its constituent parts in order to reinterpret it:do we need to deconstruct all the institutions that we’ve created in order to improve them?

Derivatives

deconstructive

Pronunciation: /-tiv/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: back-formation from deconstruction

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