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deconstruct
[ dee-kuhn-struhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
deconstruct
/ ˌ徱ːəˈٰʌ /
verb
- to apply the theories of deconstruction to (a text, film, etc)
- to expose or dismantle the existing structure in (a system, organization, etc)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deconstruct1
Example Sentences
Such images may infer that the director is deconstructing his work in one medium with another, but there was nothing so intentional on his mind.
The focus on the control-room panic illustrates how these corporate narratives shape the myth of the American Dream, effectively deconstructing the fantasy that any of this was ever about luck at all.
The Beatles are not just the most successful musical act of all time; they are perhaps the most analyzed, deconstructed and dissected entertainers since the dawn of recorded music.
From deconstructed pianos to sensory deprivation rooms that play her sermons to colorful laser projections, Coltrane’s legacy is in the hands of these American artists.
In those initial steps of self-definition, deconstructing the political and religious maps I’d grown up with, I had feared my parents’ disappointment.
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