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de·construction \"ˌ\ noun Etymology: French déconstruction, from dé- de- + construction 1. : a method of literary criticism that assumes that language refers only to itself rather than to an extratextual reality, that asserts multiple conflicting interpretations of a text, and that bases such interpretations on the philosophical, political, or social implications of the use of language in the text rather than on the author's intention 2. : the analysis and examination of something (as a theory) often with the intention of revealing its inadequacy 3. : something that deconstructs or that results from the act or process of deconstructing • de·con·struc·tion·ism \¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ shəˌnizəm\ noun • de·con·struc·tion·ist \-sh(ə)nə̇st\ noun or adjective • de·constructive \"ˌ\ adjective |