autoantonym
nounEtymology From auto- + antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley in 1960.
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Rare A word that has two opposing meanings.
- Near-synonym: enantioseme
- Related terms
- autoantonymy, enantiosemy, contronymy, contranymy
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