English Explanatory Dictionary

autoantonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word that has two opposing meanings.

Word forms

autoantonym autoantonyms

Etymology

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

Synonyms

contronym contranym enantioseme

Related words

auto-antonym autantonym autoantonymy enantiosemy contronymy contranymy
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