deconstruct

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Etymology

From de- +‎ construct.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːkənˈstɹʌkt/, /diːkənˈstɹʊkt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdikənˈstɹʌkt/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.
2. (transitive) To analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism).
3. (transitive) To analyse in general.
4. (transitive) To critique.
5. (transitive, cooking) To prepare (a dish) in an experimental way that presents the core ingredients separately.
6. (transitive, especially US sports) To destroy.
   • 2014 June 16, Ian Levy, The Spurs’ Deconstruction of the Heat Is Now Complete‎:

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.

Derived terms

• deconstructability
• deconstructable
• deconstructible
• deconstructive
• deconstructively
• deconstructivism
• deconstructor
• undeconstructed

Related terms

• deconstruction

Translations

break down

Chinese: Mandarin: 解構 / 解构 (zh) (jiěgòu) Finnish: purkaa (fi) French: déconstruire (fr) German: dekonstruieren, abbauen (de) Italian: decostruire Japanese: 脱構築する (だつこうちくする, datsukōchiku suru) Maori: tukituki Portuguese: desconstruir (pt) Romanian: dezasambla (ro) Russian: разбира́ть (ru) impf (razbirátʹ), разобра́ть (ru) pf (razobrátʹ), деконструи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (dekonstruírovatʹ)

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