French Conversation · Level 40
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French word
déconstruction
Pronunciation
IPA/dekɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundemolition
Example
La déconstruction de la maison commence demain.
The demolition of the house begins tomorrow.
More examples
L'opération de déconstruction du bâtiment durera deux semaines.
The building dismantling operation will last two weeks.
Core concept
A building or line of thought dismantled to reveal the relationships and assumptions within it.
Common phrases
la déconstruction d'un bâtiment
the dismantling of a building
opération de déconstruction
dismantling operation
Similar words
démolition: Destruction and removal of a building to clear the land.
démantèlement: Safe shutdown and step-by-step removal of a facility or equipment.
démontage: Taking apart a machine or piece of furniture by removing its parts.
Definition in French
Processus consistant à désassembler une construction ou une idée pour examiner ses parties et leur organisation.
Word origin
The prefix dé- gives construction a sense of undoing or separation, while construction derives from Latin construere, 'to build together'.
Usage tips
- In literary or philosophical writing, déconstruction often means critical analysis of an idea rather than its physical destruction.
Other meanings
- deconstructionnoun
Opposites
- constructionconstructionnoun
- reconstructionreconstructionnoun
Related words
- déconstruiredismantleverb