word
Deconstruction
dee-kun-STRUK-shun
/ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
deconstruction
Dictionary meaning
A mode of critical analysis associated with Jacques Derrida that interrogates texts by exposing the internal contradictions, unstable binary oppositions, and deferred meanings (différance) that undermine any claim to fixed, unified meaning.
Common mispronunciations
dee-KON-struk-shun (stress falls on STRUK, not KON)
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