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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdéconstructeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dekonstʁœʁ
"Il est connu comme un grand déconstructeur des idées reçues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that deconstructs, dismantles, or takes apart something, such as a complex system, theory, or physical structure.
"The documentary acts as a deconstructor of modern advertising myths." - 2
In literary criticism and philosophy, a theorist or analytical approach that exposes the internal contradictions, ambiguities, and unstable foundations of texts or systems of thought.
"As a prominent deconstructor of traditional narratives, the professor challenged established literary canons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'deconstruct', formed from the Latin prefix 'de-' (down, reversal) combined with 'construct' (from Latin 'construere', to build together). It entered general English usage in the latter half of the 20th century, initially heavily tied to literary and philosophical criticism before expanding into technology, engineering, and popular culture to denote someone or something that dismantles systems or concepts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deconstructor" is said worldwide
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déconstructeur
Transliteration: dekonstʁœʁ
"Il est connu comme un grand déconstructeur des idées reçues."
Dekonstrukteur
Transliteration: dekonstʁʊkˈtøːɐ̯
"Er versteht sich als Dekonstrukteur traditioneller Denkmuster."
decostruttore
Transliteration: dekostrutˈtore
"Il saggista agisce come un decostruttore dei miti contemporanei."
deconstructor
Transliteration: dekons.tɾukˈtoɾ
"El autor se presenta como un incansable deconstructor de dogmas."
desconstrutor
Transliteration: dʒeskõstɾuˈtoɾ
"Ele atua como um desconstrutor de velhas narrativas históricas."
विघटनकर्ता
Transliteration: vighatankarta
"वह पारंपरिक मान्यताओं के एक बड़े विघटनकर्ता के रूप में जाने जाते हैं।"
解构者
Transliteration: jiěgòuzhě
"他是现代社会观念的深刻解构者。"
해체론자
Transliteration: haeche-ronja
"그 철학자는 전통 사상의 뛰어난 해체론자였다."
脱構築者
Transliteration: dakōchikusha
"彼は近代的な価値観の脱構築者として知られている。"
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