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- Dictionaryde·con·struct/ˌdēkənˈstrək(t)/
verb
- 1. analyze (a text or a linguistic or conceptual system) by deconstruction, typically in order to expose its hidden internal assumptions and contradictions and subvert its apparent significance or unity: "she likes to deconstruct the texts, to uncover what they are not saying"
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1. : to examine (something, such as a work of literature) using the methods of deconstruction. 2. : to take apart or examine (something) in order to reveal the basis or composition often with the intention of exposing biases, flaws, or inconsistencies.
to break something down into its separate parts in order to understand its meaning, especially when this is different from how it was previously understood: We should deconstruct the Western myth of human rights. literature specialized.
5 days ago · To deconstruct a piece of writing or a work of art is to analyze it by carefully examining its ideas and language, especially to expose its contradictions and hidden meanings.
Deconstruct definition: to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.. See examples of DECONSTRUCT used in a sentence.
deconstruct something (into something) to separate something into the parts from which it is made up and put them together again in a different way. Picasso deconstructed his subjects into cubes and colours.
Deconstruct him: he isn't worth it; deconstruct yourself: your behaviour is ridiculous.
1. To break down into components; dismantle: a toxic substance that can be deconstructed into harmless chemicals. 2. To analyze (a literary text, for example) by deconstruction or in such a way as to expose its underlying assumptions or implicit ideological stance. 3.
deconstruct. In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain. She sets up a framework to deconstruct various categories of film. ...the wilful deconstruction of sacred texts.
: a philosophical or critical method which asserts that meanings, metaphysical constructs, and hierarchical oppositions (as between key terms in a philosophical or literary work) are always rendered unstable by their dependence on ultimately arbitrary signifiers. also : an instance of the use of this method.
Deconstruct definition: To break down into components; dismantle.
