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undesign

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To reverse or fail to implement a design; to design something in a way that deliberately rejects the conventions of designing.

Examples

“When not to design⟳ and when to undesign? When should we refuse⟳ to design⟳ something? Are there situations when the use⟳ of a particular technology, or even of any technology, is not beneficial?”
“If there is a design⟳ in these actions, it is to undesign—to provide⟳ supplies for recirculation and recontextualization in which a new meaning may be found.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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