antidisistablishmentarianism, i learnt how to spell it when i was 4 and i have never known the meaning of it and now i need it for a project i am doing
2007-05-30 02:41:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's antidisestablishmentarianism. This word is weird, as it uses a double negative prefix formation. I just means that you are against those who are against the establishment. That would be the perfect word for yuppies who first hated the "establishment" and then became the establishment.
2007-05-30 04:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by henry d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
That's funny, because, in my class we were having a contest to see who could spell it. I didn't even think it was a real word!
So, in english, it means to want to stick with something, instead of leaving it like everyone else.
2007-05-30 09:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Properly, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England. and its establish, in case thats why you couldnt just look it up yourself
2007-05-30 09:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by jeremy r 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its the ism of not wanting things to change or alter, the desire for all things to remain as they are.
2007-05-30 10:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently you did not learn to spell it.
It is ...establish... , not ...istablish ...
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=antidisestablishmentarianism
2007-05-30 09:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by frugernity 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GOOGLE IT, YAHOO IT....
2007-05-30 09:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Dinero_Jim 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋