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deconstructivist

UK/diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪst/

deconstructivist adjective: of or pertaining to deconstructivism.

Adjective

deconstructivist (comparative more deconstructivist, superlative most deconstructivist)

  1. Of or pertaining to deconstructivism.
    • It’s a studied disruption, which is fitting, since the Belgian-born Martin Margiela, who got his start designing for Jean Paul Gaultier in the ’80s, was the progenitor of the seam-exposed inside-out deconstructivist aesthetic of the late ’80s and early ’90s.2007 October 4, Mike Albo, “Abandoned by Principle, Seduced by a Sweater”, in New York Times

Noun

deconstructivist (plural deconstructivists)

  1. A proponent of deconstructivism.

Forms of deconstructivist

Adjective
comparativemore deconstructivist
superlativemost deconstructivist
Noun
pluraldeconstructivists

Questions about deconstructivist

What does deconstructivist mean?
Deconstructivist means of or pertaining to deconstructivism.
What part of speech is deconstructivist?
Deconstructivist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce deconstructivist?
Deconstructivist is pronounced /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪst/ (UK).

Words near deconstructivist in the dictionary

  1. deconstructions
  2. deconstructive
  3. deconstructively
  4. deconstructiveness
  5. deconstructivism
  6. deconstructivist
  7. deconstructivistic
  8. deconstructivists
  9. deconstructivity
  10. deconstructor
  11. deconstructors

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