DECONSTRUCTIONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deconstructionist mean? 

• DECONSTRUCTIONIST (adjective)
  The adjective DECONSTRUCTIONIST has 1 sense:

1. of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism

  Familiarity information: DECONSTRUCTIONIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECONSTRUCTIONIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

deconstructionist criticism

Pertainym:

deconstructionism (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)