Meanings
adjectivedeconstructive (comparative more deconstructive, superlative most deconstructive)
comparative more deconstructive · superlative most deconstructive
- Tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishconstructive
- Englishdeconstructive
From de- + constructive.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish repivä, dekonstruktiivinen
- repivätending to deconstruct
- dekonstruktiivinentending to deconstruct
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APA
deconstructive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstructive
MLA
“deconstructive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstructive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconstructive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstructive.
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