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deconstructionism

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪzəm/ / /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃənɪzəm/

noun

Etymology: From deconstruction + -ism.

  1. The belief in, or application of, deconstruction (theory of textual criticism).

    Once he had decided to major in English, “since it sounded like something I might already know,” he learned to enjoy tossing the vocabulary of deconstructionism back at his teachers.