aggressive, distorting literary or textual criticism

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Definition of aggressive, distorting literary or textual criticism in English English dictionary

textual harassment

So the deconstructionist practises what has been called textual harassment or oppositional reading, reading with the aim of unlasking internal contradictions or inconsistencies in the text.

Hyphenation

aggressive, distorting lit·e·ra·ry or tex·tu·al cri·ti·cism