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Break from the Grind May 23, 2016
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What is a contranym?
Reported by PLANSPONSOR staff
Do you know what a contranym is?
Contranyms are words that themselves have contradictory meanings.
For example, “scan” can mean “to examine hastily or superficially” as well as “to examine minutely or carefully.” Another example: “cleave” can mean “to split” or “to join.”