dekonstruksi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch deconstructie. By surface analysis, de- +‎ konstruksi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.konˈstruk.si/, [dɛ.kɔnˈst̪rʊk.si]
• Rhymes: -uksi
• Hyphenation: de‧kon‧struk‧si

Noun

dekonstruksi (plural dekonstruksi-dekonstruksi)

1. deconstruction:
   1. (philosophy, literature) a philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression
   2. the destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly
2. unusual (shape of) building structure

Derived terms

• didekonstruksi
• mendekonstruksi
• terdekonstruksi

Related terms

• destruksi
• destruktif
• destruktor
• infrastruktur
• instruksi
• instruksional
• instruktif
• instruktur
• konstruksi
• konstruktif
• konstruktivisme
• rekonstruksi
• rekonstruktif
• struktur
• struktural
• strukturalisasi
• strukturalisme

Further reading

• “dekonstruksi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016