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Words that can mean one thing and also the opposite thing are called auto-antonyms or contronyms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym http://en.wikipedia
by decode 12y ago
Words that can mean one thing and also the opposite thing are called auto-antonyms or contronyms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym
- ForHackernews 12y ago"Cleave" is a great example: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cleave?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cleave?s=t
- arethuza 12y ago"Outstanding" is a good one as well e.g. The outstanding areas of a research project