deconstructionist

UK/diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/UK/diːkənˈstɹʊkʃənɪst/

adjective

Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism

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Meanings

adjectivedeconstructionist (comparative more deconstructionist, superlative most deconstructionist)

comparative more deconstructionist · superlative most deconstructionist · alternative Deconstructionist

  1. human sciencesCharacteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism

    “[…] He says it's going to be a deconstructionist reading of the play. That doesn't worry me, of course, because I've done deconstruction; but Mummy and Daddy may not like it.”

    2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
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    Another way of circumventing — or, at least, limiting — this deconstructionist chitchat is by a de-neutered effort of will or an impeccable professional background outside the political arena altogether.

    2007 August 26, Daphne Merkin, “The Politics of Appearance”, in New York Times
noundeconstructionist (plural deconstructionists)

plural deconstructionists · alternative Deconstructionist

  1. human sciencesA proponent of deconstructionism

Origin

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deconstructionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstructionist

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“deconstructionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstructionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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