To damage or undo restoration; to ruin something that was repaired or restored.
From dis- + restore (from Latin restaurare). The prefix dis- negates the action of restore, meaning to undo or reverse the effects of restoration.
Imagine restoring an ancient painting only for someone to disrestore it by painting over it badly—it's the perfect word for undoing good work, though we rarely use it today.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.