An autoantonym was a word with two contradictory definitions, or in the words of Keyla Detmer, "Words that mean a thing and the opposite of the thing at the same time." Such words were the subject of the "autoantonym game".
In 2257, Linus gave "earthbound" as an example of an autoantonym, which Joann Owosekun said had been used already. Jett Reno added "sanction", and then Linus finally thought of "oversight". (DIS: "Through the Valley of Shadows")
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