deconstructionist
/diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism
noun
Example Sentences
- "“[…] 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.”"
- "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."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/
Inflected Forms
more deconstructionist (comparative)
most deconstructionist (superlative)
deconstructionists (plural)