Definitions
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- noun One of a pair of
anagrams withopposite meanings .
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- noun an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase
Etymologies
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Blend of anti- and anagram?
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Examples
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Another stylish sub-species of anagram is the antigram, where a word is rearranged to mean its polar opposite - "nice love" for "violence", "true lady" for "adultery", etc.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
sionnach commented on the word antigram
Examples: united = untied; funeral = real fun.
November 3, 2010