• Contranym

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    - + onym + -, coined 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym.

    Herring, Jack. Word Study (February 1962).

    Full definition of contranym

    Noun

    contranym

    (plural contranyms)
    1. A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“come together” or “split apart”).

    Synonyms

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