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A word which is defined as both itself and the opposite of itself.

E.G

“Because of their oversight, Russia was sanctioned by NATO”

Can mean that Russia was given approval (sanctioned) by NATO because of their vigilance (oversight)

Or that Russia was punished (sanctioned) by NATO because they egregiously overlooked something (oversight)
Words that can perform or imply two directly contradictory actions are called contronyms

1. I clipped (attached) on a bow tie after I got my hair clipped (detached, cut off) at the barber shop

2. The House Oversight Committee’s role is to perform oversight (strenuous watchdog duties) by ensuring that no oversights (mistakes, errors) are made in the government

3. I screened (blocked) the light from my eyes so I could see the movie that was being screened (shown)

4. I was the latest to rent (buy) the apartment that my landlord had been renting (selling, leasing) for five years now
Contronym by Alex-2598 March 23, 2021
Related Words

Controngled 

"He removed his shirt leaving me completely controngled"

"Their body is so controngling"
Controngled by Saltymaster14 March 12, 2017

coowrong 

What he did to her was coowrong.
coowrong by billy j January 11, 2008
(pronounced like crouton) it's the hard crusties that can be found in a yeast infected vagina.
she doesn't look freshly showered...i bet she has cootons.
cootons by xthexjessx January 8, 2011
Loves Rice kricpy
you Should always offer cotrone a tasty food snack called a rice kricpy.
cotrone by Mark hand December 3, 2017

controninent

An undefined unite of measurement. It is up to the listener to define how large, long, or small the controninent is based on context of the topic.
My mother is currently three controninents away.
My goodness Jimmy, you sure did last a controninant linger than you usually do!
controninent by The Supreme Salt October 11, 2020