antirestoration
|an-ti-res-to-ra-tion|
/ˌæn.ti.rɛs.təˈreɪ.ʃən/
against restoring
Etymology
'antirestoration' originates from Modern English, specifically by combining the Greek-prefix-derived element 'anti-' meaning 'against' with the noun 'restoration' (from Latin 'restauratio'), where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'restauratio' meant 'a renewing or restoring'.
'restoration' comes from Latin 'restauratio' (from 'restaurare' 'to repair, renew'), passed into Old French as 'restaurer'/'restauration' and into Middle English as 'restore'/'restoration'; the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-') was attached in Modern English to form the compound 'antirestoration'.
Initially, 'restaurare' and its descendants meant 'to repair or renew'; over time the compound 'antirestoration' was coined to mean 'being against the act of restoring' rather than describing the act of restoration itself.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a stance, policy, or movement opposed to restoration — i.e., opposing returning something (a building, institution, office, or condition) to a previous state.
The committee adopted an antirestoration position, blocking plans to return the palace wing to its original 18th-century appearance.
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