deconstruct
11deconstruct — de|con|struct [ ,dikən strʌkt ] verb transitive LINGUISTICS to examine a piece of writing in order to show that it can be understood in a different way by each person who reads it ╾ de|con|struc|tion noun uncount …
12deconstruct — v. analyze a text according to the theory of Deconstruction …
13deconstruct — [ˌdi:k(ə)n strʌkt] verb 1》 analyse (a text, conceptual system, etc.) by deconstruction. 2》 dismantle (something). Derivatives deconstructive adjective …
14deconstruct — de·construct …
15deconstruct — de•con•struct [[t]ˌdi kənˈstrʌkt[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle 2) to analyze (a text) by deconstruction …
16deconstruct — /dikənˈstrʌkt/ (say deekuhn strukt) verb (t) 1. to analyse critically in accordance with the theory of deconstruction. 2. to remove (misconceptions and assumptions that prevent a clear apprehension of the facts). {backformation from… …
17deconstruct — v.tr. subject to deconstruction. Derivatives: deconstructive adj. Etymology: back form. f. DECONSTRUCTION …
18deconstructive — deconstruct ► VERB 1) analyse by deconstruction. 2) dismantle and expose the workings of. DERIVATIVES deconstructive adjective …
19Deconstruction and Derrida — Simon Critchley and Timothy Mooney DERRIDIAN DECONSTRUCTION1 In the last twenty five years or so, particularly in the English speaking world, no philosopher has attracted more notoriety, controversy and misunderstanding than Jacques Derrida.… …
20Deconstruction — For the approach to post modern architecture, see Deconstructivism; for other uses, see Deconstruction (disambiguation). Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he… …
