DECONSTRUCT

deconstruct

(verb) interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deconstruct (third-person singular simple present deconstructs, present participle deconstructing, simple past and past participle deconstructed)

(transitive, often, figurative) To break something down into its component parts.

(transitive) To analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism).

(transitive) To analyse (generally).

(transitive) To critique (generally).

(transitive, especially US sports) To destroy.

Usage notes

Narrowly used as a specific kind of literary analysis and criticism; broadly used as a fancy term to mean analysis, criticism, destruction, etc.

Anagrams

• constructed

Source: Wiktionary



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