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deconstructionist

de·con·struc·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kuh n-struhk-shuh n]
    • /ˌdi kənˈstrʌk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kuh n-struhk-shuh n]
    • /ˌdi kənˈstrʌk ʃən/

Definitions of deconstructionist word

  • noun deconstructionist a philosophical and critical movement, starting in the 1960s and especially applied to the study of literature, that questions all traditional assumptions about the ability of language to represent reality and emphasizes that a text has no stable reference or identification because words essentially only refer to other words and therefore a reader must approach a text by eliminating any metaphysical or ethnocentric assumptions through an active role of defining meaning, sometimes by a reliance on new word construction, etymology, puns, and other word play. 1
  • noun deconstructionist (philosophy) A proponent of deconstructionism. 0
  • adjective deconstructionist (chiefly philosophy) Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism. 0
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deconstructionist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for deconstructionist

adj deconstructionist

  • critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
  • hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • debunking — to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
  • demythifying — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
  • revisionist — an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
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