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contronym

noun

  1. word with opposite or contradictory meanings
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From contr(a)- + -onym. Coined 1962 by Jack Herring. Note that the vowel of the suffix generally supersedes the vowel of the prefix, hence coined as contronym, rather than contranym.

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

    Near-synonym: enantioseme