# deconstructivism

> English word · Noun · IPA /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. The practice of deconstructing dishes.

## Etymology
From deconstructive + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deconstructivism