Contronym
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"Enantiodrome" redirects here. For the Jungian principle of equilibrium, see Enantiodromia.
A contronym, contranym or autantonym[1] is a word with two meanings that are opposite each other. For example, the word cleave can mean "to cut apart" or "to bind together". This feature is also called enantiosemy,[2][3] enantionymy (enantio- means "opposite"), antilogy or autantonymy. An enantiosemic term is by definition polysemic.