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deconstruction

/diːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/

deconstruction noun: a philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.

Noun

deconstruction (countable and uncountable, plural deconstructions)

  1. A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.
  2. The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.
    • He shall be empowered to require the immediate deconstruction and re-execution to his satisfaction of any such work as may appear to him to have been executed improperly […]1865, John Blenkarn, Practical specifications of works executed in architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, page 47
    • A group of men demand a reform the beginning of which must be a work of deconstruction, if I may use such a word.1882 June, “Home Rule”, in The Nineteenth Century, page 859

deconstruction meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

deconstruction in Tamil

ஓர் இலக்கியத் திறனாய்வு முறை, கட்டுடைப்பு

deconstruction in Malayalam

അപനിർമ്മാണം, അപനിർമ്മിതി

Forms of deconstruction

pluraldeconstructions

Plural of deconstruction: deconstructions

Origin of deconstruction

From de- + construction or deconstruct + -ion.

Words formed from deconstruction

Questions about deconstruction

What does deconstruction mean?
Deconstruction means a philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.
What is deconstruction in Tamil?
Deconstruction in Tamil is ஓர் இலக்கியத் திறனாய்வு முறை, கட்டுடைப்பு. See Deconstruction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deconstruction?
Deconstruction is a noun.
How do you pronounce deconstruction?
Deconstruction is pronounced /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of deconstruction?
The plural of deconstruction is deconstructions.

Words near deconstruction in the dictionary

  1. deconstructability
  2. deconstructable
  3. deconstructed
  4. deconstructible
  5. deconstructing
  6. deconstruction
  7. deconstructional
  8. deconstructionism
  9. deconstructionisms
  10. deconstructionist
  11. deconstructionists

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