de ‧ con ‧ struc ‧ tion /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a method used in ↑ philosophy and the criticism of literature which claims that there is no single explanation of the meaning of a piece of writing
—deconstruct /-ˈstrʌkt/ verb [transitive]