autoantonym
A word that has two opposing meanings.
rare
Near-synonym: enantioseme
Where it comes from
From auto- + antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley in 1960.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry autoantonym (CC BY-SA 4.0).
A word that has two opposing meanings.
rare
Near-synonym: enantioseme
From auto- + antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley in 1960.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry autoantonym (CC BY-SA 4.0).