verb🔗ShareTo break something down into its component parts."The teacher asked us to deconstruct the poem to understand its deeper meaning. "structureprocesstheoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism)."The English professor asked us to deconstruct Shakespeare's Hamlet, looking for hidden meanings and biases within the text. "philosophytheoryliteraturelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo analyse (generally)."The teacher asked us to deconstruct the poem to understand its hidden meanings. "theoryphilosophysciencestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo critique (generally)."The professor asked us to deconstruct the article's argument to identify its weaknesses. "theoryphilosophylinguisticsliteraturecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(especially US sports) To destroy."2014, Ian Levy, 2014 Jun 16, The Spurs’ Deconstruction of the Heat Is Now Complete"sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading