Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deconstructive

/diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: de-con-struc-tive
IPA: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English constructive English deconstructive From de- + constructive.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/

Inflected Forms

more deconstructive (comparative) most deconstructive (superlative)

Derived Forms

deconstructively deconstructiveness deconstructivism deconstructivity postdeconstructive

Questions

How do you pronounce deconstructive?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/.
What does deconstructive mean?: Tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.
Where does deconstructive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English constructive English deconstructive From de- + constructive.

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