Derrida

American  

[der-ee-dah] / ˈdɛr iˌdɑ /

noun

1. Jacques, 1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic, born in Algiers.

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Derrida British  

/ dɛrɪda /

noun

1. Jacques. 1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic, regarded as the founder of deconstruction: author of L'Ecriture et la différence (1967)

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Derrida

Nothing sets Mr. Saad off more than postmodernism, “a dreadful idea” that came into vogue in the 1960s thanks to a trio of Frenchman, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan and Michel Foucault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

But Lopatin is quick to take our conversation to a deeper level, invoking the ghostly idea — originally articulated by Jacques Derrida — of “hauntology” and cultural trash remixed into treasure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

A more serious term is "deconstructor," derived from the "deconstruction" concept pioneered by philosopher Jacques Derrida.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

And he has engaged with other leading thinkers like Jacques Derrida, becoming one of the most important literary critics and philosophers in his native Japan.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Hence the 2004 headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion on the passing of postmodernism’s leading light: Jacques Derrida “Dies.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker