Several words in the English language have contradictory multiple meanings. Here is a growing list:
Word | Meaning | Contradictory Meaning |
---|---|---|
sanction | official approval, approbation | punishment[1] |
pabulum | intellectual sustenance | insipid or simplistic writing or speech |
cleave | to bind oneself to (Ruth 1:14) | to split or divide (Genesis 22:3) |
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