contronymn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒntrənɪm/, U.S.

/ˈkɑntrəˌnɪm/

Forms: 1900s– contranym, 1900s– contronym.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contra- prefix, -onym comb. form.

Etymology: < contra- prefix + -onym comb. form, after antonym n., synonym n., etc.

A word with two opposite or contradictory meanings.Contronyms can take the form of polysemous words, e.g. sanction n. (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’), or homographs, e.g. let v.¹ (in the sense ‘to allow’) and let v.² (in the sense ‘to hinder, obstruct’).

ΚΠ

1962 J. Herring in Word Study Feb. 8/2 The name contronym (meaning: any word which is used in two senses which seem to contradict each other) is particularly suitable as a label for a word possessing this peculiarity.

1978 Word Ways Feb. 28 Occasionally..two contradictory meanings survive for a single word—the contronyms of Jack Herring.

1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 10 Oct. Let is one of those Janus words, or contronyms, that have two virtually opposite meanings.

2005 K. Distin Selfish Meme xi. 145 There are even words, known as contronyms, which are their own antonyms.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contronym
释义	contronymn. Brit. /ˈkɒntrənɪm/, U.S. /ˈkɑntrəˌnɪm/ Forms: 1900s– contranym, 1900s– contronym. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contra- prefix, -onym comb. form. Etymology: < contra- prefix + -onym comb. form, after antonym n., synonym n., etc. A word with two opposite or contradictory meanings.Contronyms can take the form of polysemous words, e.g. sanction n. (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’), or homographs, e.g. let v.¹ (in the sense ‘to allow’) and let v.² (in the sense ‘to hinder, obstruct’). ΚΠ 1962 J. Herring in Word Study Feb. 8/2 The name contronym (meaning: any word which is used in two senses which seem to contradict each other) is particularly suitable as a label for a word possessing this peculiarity. 1978 Word Ways Feb. 28 Occasionally..two contradictory meanings survive for a single word—the contronyms of Jack Herring. 1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 10 Oct. Let is one of those Janus words, or contronyms, that have two virtually opposite meanings. 2005 K. Distin Selfish Meme xi. 145 There are even words, known as contronyms, which are their own antonyms. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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