DECONSTRUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deconstruction mean? 

• DECONSTRUCTION (noun)
  The noun DECONSTRUCTION has 1 sense:

1. a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

  Familiarity information: DECONSTRUCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECONSTRUCTION (noun)

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Meaning:

A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

deconstruction; deconstructionism

Hypernyms ("deconstruction" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

literature (creative writing of recognized artistic value)

Derivation:

deconstruct (interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing)