detournement

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noun

The reuse of elements of mainstream media to produce a subversive message.

Opposite
recuperation
OriginFrench détournement →
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Meanings

noundetournement (countable and uncountable, plural detournements)

plural detournements · alternative détournement

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe reuse of elements of mainstream media to produce a subversive message.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
recuperation

Origin

  1. Frenchdétournement
  2. Frenchdétournement
  3. Englishdetournement

Borrowed from French détournement.

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APA

detournement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detournement

MLA

“detournement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detournement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detournement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detournement.

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