deconstructionism
nounUK /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪzəm/
Etymology From deconstruction + -ism.
1
The belief in, or application of, deconstruction (theory of textual criticism).
- Once he had decided to major in English, “since it sounded like something I might already know,” he learned to enjoy tossing the vocabulary of deconstructionism back at his teachers.2009 May 18, Janet Maslin, “Whiz Kid in College, Hold That Attitude!”, in New York Times: