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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Example Sentences

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

One long-ago September, I noticed works by various French thinkers — Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and the like — occasionally cropping up on the list.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher who died in 2004, coined that term but generally applied it to texts rather than French males.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 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