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deconstruct
[ dee-kuhn-struhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
deconstruct
/ ˌ徱ːəˈٰʌ /
verb
- to apply the theories of deconstruction to (a text, film, etc)
- to expose or dismantle the existing structure in (a system, organization, etc)
Word History and Origins
Origin of deconstruct1
Example Sentences
Here’s the main reason: because, by the end, we’ve deconstructed him and made him less interesting.
I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.
These agreements are an intentional effort to outsource government work in alignment with their efforts to downsize and deconstruct the government.
Such images may infer that the director is deconstructing his work in one medium with another, but there was nothing so intentional on his mind.
The focus on the control-room panic illustrates how these corporate narratives shape the myth of the American Dream, effectively deconstructing the fantasy that any of this was ever about luck at all.
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