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Definition of "deconstructionist" [de•con•struc•tion•ist]

  • Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism (adjective)
  • A proponent of deconstructionism (noun)

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Use "deconstructionist" in a sentence
  • "Sallis's point is not the psuedo-Nietzschean 'deconstructionist' notion that 'truth' is a fixed, constraining order imposed by some Power on to the free thriving of our life-sustaining imagination -- that the 'monstrosity' of truth resides in the fact that every 'regime of truth' deforms and stifles the free flow of our life-energy."
  • "Richard says the "deconstructionist" singular emphasis on fragmentation of meaning prevents rational discourse."
  • "I am not now nor have I ever been either a "deconstructionist" or for that matter a Maoist."