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deconstruct

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/diːkənˈstrʌkt/ · de-con-struct

To analyze and break down a text or concept to reveal its hidden meanings and assumptions.

Meanings

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To analyze and break down a text or concept to reveal its hidden meanings and assumptions.

کسی متن یا تصور کا تجزیہ کرنا اور اسے توڑنے سے اس کے پوشیدہ معنی اور مفروضات کو ظاہر کرنا۔

تجزیہ کرنا

tajziya karna

Synonyms

analyzebreak downinterpretتحلیل کرناتجزیہ کرناتوڑنا

Antonyms

constructbuildassembleبناناتعمیر کرناجوڑنا

Common Collocations

  • deconstruct a theory
  • deconstruct a narrative
  • deconstruct assumptions

Example Sentences

The scholar aims to deconstruct the dominant cultural narratives.

عالم کا مقصد غالب ثقافتی بیانیوں کا تجزیہ کرنا ہے۔

Aalim ka maqsad ghalib saqafati bayanion ka tajziya karna hai.

In the class, we learned how to deconstruct literary texts.

کلاس میں، ہم نے ادبی متون کا تجزیہ کرنا سیکھا۔

Class mein, hum ne adabi matoon ka tajziya karna seekha.

Critics often deconstruct the works of popular authors.

نقاد اکثر مقبول مصنفین کے کام کا تجزیہ کرتے ہیں۔

Naqad aksar maqbool musannifeen ke kaam ka tajziya karte hain.

Easily Confused With

construct:To construct means to build or create something, whereas to deconstruct means to analyze or break that thing down.

Word Family

deconstruction
nounتجزیہ
deconstructive
adjectiveتجزیہ کرنے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'deconstruct' as taking apart a LEGO model to understand how it was built.

Imagine a puzzle being taken apart piece by piece.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خود کو سمجھ لینے کا حوصلہ سیکھو، / نہیں تو تجزیہ زندگی کا مشکل ہے!

Khud ko samajh lene ka hosla seekho, / Nahi to tajziya zindagi ka mushkil hai!

Learn the courage to understand yourself, / Otherwise, deconstructing life is difficult!

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خود کو سمجھو تو سب کچھ سمجھ میں آتا ہے

Khud ko samjho to sab kuch samajh mein aata hai

Understand yourself, and everything else will make sense.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "deconstructio" — to take apart

First known use: 1960s

The term 'deconstruct' originates from the French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s, referring to the method of analyzing texts and concepts.