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deconstrued

deconstrued is the simple past and past participle of deconstrue.

Meaning of deconstrue

Verb

deconstrue (third-person singular simple present deconstrues, present participle deconstruing, simple past and past participle deconstrued)

  1. To dismantle or reject the previous interpretation or explanation of the meaning of something; to undo construing.
    • What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves.2004, Laurie Maguire, Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays

Questions about deconstrued

What is deconstrued the simple past and past participle of?
Deconstrued is the simple past and past participle of deconstrue.

Words near deconstrued in the dictionary

  1. deconstructivity
  2. deconstructor
  3. deconstructors
  4. deconstructs
  5. deconstrue
  6. deconstrued
  7. deconstrues
  8. deconstruing
  9. decontaminability
  10. decontaminable
  11. decontaminant

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