deconstructivism
Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/
The English word “deconstructivism” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.
- The practice of deconstructing dishes.
Etymology
From deconstructive + -ism.
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More English words
- deconstructionist
- deconstructive
- deconstructively
- deconstructiveness
- deconstructivist
- deconstructivistic
- deconstructivity
- deconstructor
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