contranym

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auto-antonym

Alternative forms

contronym

Etymology

From contra- +‎ -nym, coined 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym.^[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹə.nɪm/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/

Noun

contranym (plural contranyms)

A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).
Synonyms: autoantonym, antagonym, Janus word

Derived terms

contranymic

Related terms

Translations

a word that has two opposing meanings

Arabic: أَضْدَاد m (ʔaḍdād)
Catalan: autoantònim (ca) m
Finnish: kontranyymi
French: énantiosème (fr) m
German: Januswort (de) n, Antagonym n, Autoantonym (de) n, Kontranym n
Hungarian: antagonima, kontronima
Polish: autoantonim (pl) m, kontranim m
Spanish: autoantónimo m, contránimo m, contrónimo m
Swedish: autoantonym (sv) c, kontronym (sv) c

See also

References

^ Herring, Jack. Word Study (February 1962).

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