"ˌ noun
Etymology: French déconstruction , from dé- de- + construction
1. : a method of literary criticism that assumes that language refers only to itself rather than to an extratextual reality, that asserts multiple conflicting interpretations of a text, and that bases such interpretations on the philosophical, political, or social implications of the use of language in the text rather than on the author's intention
2. : the analysis and examination of something (as a theory) often with the intention of revealing its inadequacy
3. : something that deconstructs or that results from the act or process of deconstructing
• de·con·struc·tion·ism ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ shəˌnizəm noun
• de·con·struc·tion·ist -sh(ə)nə̇st noun or adjective
• de·constructive "ˌ adjective