dissection

[dih-sek-shuhn, dahy-]

noun

1. the act of dissecting.

2. something that has been dissected. dissect.

3. a detailed, part-by-part analysis.

Other Word Forms

• redissection noun
• self-dissection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissection¹

1575–85; < Latin dissectiōn- (stem of dissectiō ), equivalent to dissect- ( dissect ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Eisman launched a ruthlessly reasonable dissection of the U.S. financial system.

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“The shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans,” he told his party’s senators in a dissection of Tuesday’s Democratic sweep of votes in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, and California.

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Kahn’s most representational works are his least interesting; it’s in the careful dissection of his elements and the revelation of what we’re looking at that the most joy is found.

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The dynamic relationship of critique and metacritique, rational dissection and passionate assertion, made the Renaissance great.

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Your screenplay’s dissection of our modern culture is so complex.

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