deconstruct

• Verbe désignant l'action de décomposer quelque chose en ses éléments constitutifs afin de le comprendre ou de l'analyser, souvent dans un contexte philosophique ou critique.

A verb used to indicate the act of breaking something down into its constituent parts in order to understand or analyze it, often in a philosophical or critical context.

1. Analyze criticallyC1formal

   To break down a text, artwork, or concept into its fundamental parts in order to reveal hidden meanings, assumptions, or contradictions.

   déconstruire (analyse critique)

   • The professor deconstructed the poem to show its underlying political themes.
   • Art critics often deconstruct a painting to understand the artist's intentions.
   • She deconstructed the argument to expose its logical flaws.

   Synonymesanalyzecritiquedissectexamineinterrogateparseunpack