deconstruction
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
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análisis
- The professor conducted a thorough deconstruction of the novel to explore its underlying themes.
- deconstruction project
- deconstruction process
- materials during deconstruction
And it is in its nature, it is a deconstruction of what it is to be alive.
- And it is in its nature, it is a deconstruction of what it is to be alive.
- So that constant reflection, the pause, the examination, the deconstruction.
- So in that in that fact, you find the rest of the deconstruction of the myth that the that mining entails a lot of costs.
- Then you've got the deconstruction phase where they start to explore, you know, different ideas like they're they're always looking for new angles on this genre.
- So just remember that first element of this deconstruction, satisfaction breeds stagnation.
- Cathartic, sort of therapeutic way of thinking about my deconstruction.
Examples
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And who is it that does the deconstruction and reconstruction?
Academic text (2001) -
HUD's work in the field includes a pilot deconstruction of six housing units at the Stowe Village Housing Complex in Hartford, Connecticut.
Academic text (2000) -
And it is in its nature, it is a deconstruction of what it is to be alive.
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Francisco Israel asks, I would like to see a deconstruction of what makes stuff funny.
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In some ways, BRING is ahead of the game with its successful reuse yard and deconstruction operation.
Academic text (2000) -
The work of deconstruction helps to keep one perspective from obscuring others, but it can also leave broken images scattered.
Academic text (1998) -
Economic analysis indicates where the line of demarcation is between deconstruction and demolition.
Academic text (1998) -
For example, deconstruction offers an approach to analyzing the interpretations that we project onto the world in our textbooks.
Academic text (1990) -
While ethnographic work can be flawed and requires careful deconstruction, the Pai studies should not be so readily dismissed as sources of preconquest information.
Academic text (1999) -
In art class, we learned about the deconstruction of classic paintings to better understand their techniques.
Synonyms
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3.4
Careful study of something by breaking it into parts to understand
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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6.3
Cutting an animal or plant open to study its inside parts
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6.1
Dividing something into separate parts
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4.1
Taking something apart to study or remove its parts
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7.4
Splitting a math object into simpler parts to study it
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
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5.6
Making a difficult idea easier to understand by explaining it clearly
A careful study of something in detail to understand it
A study that breaks something into parts to show how it works
To break something into clear parts to make it easier to study
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
deconstruction = deconstruct (semi-transparent) = de + construct + ion
This is a regular action noun formed from the verb 'deconstruct' with the suffix '-ion'.
Etymology
The word deconstruction is made of de- ('take away') and construct ('build'), the same root as the word construct. It means breaking something into its parts to understand its structure, like taking a machine apart to see how it works.