deconstructionist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/ (UK)
- /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃənɪst/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English deconstruction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English deconstructionist From deconstruction + -ist.
Meanings
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Characteristic 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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deconstructionist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more deconstructionist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most deconstructionist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |