transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-kən-ˈstrək-shən ]
noun
Etymology: French déconstruction, from dé- de- + construction
Date: 1973
1. : a philosophical or critical method which asserts that meanings, metaphysical constructs, and hierarchical oppositions (as between key terms in a philosophical or literary work) are always rendered unstable by their dependence on ultimately arbitrary signifiers ; also : an instance of the use of this method
a deconstruction of the nature-culture opposition in Rousseau's work
2. : the analytic examination of something (as a theory) often in order to reveal its inadequacy