to deconstruct
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7.2
- verb
- /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt/
- Literature
:
desconstruir
- The critics sought to deconstruct the film's themes to reveal the director's intentions.
- deconstruct texts
- deconstructing images
It's become obsessed with deconstructing the foundations of the country.
- It's become obsessed with deconstructing the foundations of the country.
- I'm happy to discuss it, but this isn't designed to deconstruct other people's faith.
- OK, now let's deconstruct that a little bit.
- And if they try that line, now you know exactly how to deconstruct that kind of argument.
- But that movie is, is for me, you know, deconstructing it a little too much probably is.
- But deconstructing it, I realized the fallacy of it.
- By doing this, old stigmas are being craftily deconstructed.
- And we've completely deconstructed this whole, you know, approach to, to dating.
- And we, we rise together to heal and understand how to break down and deconstruct all what culture has put on us.
- Only in recent years have I really worked hard to try to deconstruct that.
- Of course they're gonna deconstruct the whole thing.
- Because they're going to move this stuff in to deconstruct your societies.
- But equally, tell us about what that taught you about this deconstructing the hero role.
- Like you need an outside observer who can, you know, deconstruct it for you.
- I am just having to deconstruct everything.
Examples
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Pums was raised evangelical and has deconstructed her faith and God.
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The issue of language and how do we deconstruct language?
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Allow me to deconstruct the essential elements.
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And if they try that line, now you know exactly how to deconstruct that kind of argument.
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If social reality is constructed, then the hope is that we can deconstruct it.
Academic text (1999) -
I spent two years deconstructing dozens of ancient languages to their roots.
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Truth with a capital T is now deconstructed into a multiplicity of intended worlds.
Academic text (1992) -
As a consequence, second-person fiction helps to deconstruct standard categories of narratological inquiry.
Academic text (1994) -
In the class, we will deconstruct the poem to understand its deeper meanings.
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As part of the workshop, I will deconstruct the artwork to uncover its hidden assumptions.
Synonyms
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2.8
To separate something into smaller parts to explain or study it
75
4.4
To find out what really happened in a confusing situation
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5.5
To study something closely by breaking it into parts, for example a text or idea
Antonyms
How Thorough
- Literature
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7.2
- US
675
3.2
868
2.5
∞
1.0
951
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word deconstruct is made of the parts de- 'remove' and construct 'build'. So to deconstruct a text or artwork is to take apart its ideas and structure to see what is really inside.