anti-restoration
|an-ti-res-to-ra-tion|
/ˌæn.tiˌrɛs.təˈreɪ.ʃən/
against returning to a former state
Etymology
'anti-restoration' originates from modern English as a compound of the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'antí-', meaning 'against') and the noun 'restoration' (from Latin 'restauratio', meaning 'a rebuilding' or 'renewal').
'restoration' entered English via Old French 'restauracion' from Latin 'restauratio' / 'restaurare'; in modern English the Greek-derived prefix 'anti-' was combined with 'restoration' to form the compound 'anti-restoration'.
Initially, 'restore'/'restoration' meant 'to repair, rebuild, or renew'; over time 'restoration' also came to mean 'the act of returning something to a former state or reinstating a previous regime', and 'anti-restoration' developed to mean opposition to those acts or returns.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a stance, movement, or policy opposed to restoration — i.e., opposing the act of restoring something to a former state (buildings, institutions, property, or political regimes).
The committee's anti-restoration stance prevented any repairs that would have returned the old building to its original appearance.
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Noun 2
(historical, rare) Opposition specifically to the 'Restoration' — for example, resistance to the reinstatement of a monarchy or a previous political order.
Some pamphlets from the period reveal an anti-restoration sentiment among certain republican circles.
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Adjective 1
describing someone or something that is opposed to restoring something to a previous condition or to reinstating a prior system or regime.
Local historians criticized the anti-restoration approach, arguing it erased important historical features.
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