Autoantonym

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word that has two opposing meanings. rare

    "Near-synonym: enantioseme"

Synonyms

All synonyms
contranymcontronymenantioseme

Etymology

From auto- + antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley in 1960.

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