Episode 243 – Behavioral Contranyms

Have no idea what contranyms, the subject of this week’s podcast, are? Here are three hints to help you:

  1.  All of these words share a special property.
  2. More likely than not you’re familiar with such words, but didn’t realize they rated a special name.
  3. Some non-behavioral examples include second-guess, impregnate, and secrete.

Now that you know what contranyms are, can you think of any terms related to our interactions with animals that could fall into that category?