Pronounced: KAH-luh-mate, verb
Notes: Nothing to do with collies… I have heard the word, but wasn’t sure of the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word enantiodromia is “the tendency of things, beliefs, etc, to change into their opposites.
First usage
This isn’t that old; it came into English in the early 1900s
Background / Notes
I am not sure that I believe that in enantiodromia; I know it happens, but I’m not sure that it always happens. An example would be a group fighting for freedom, and, once they win it, their leader goes on to become a dictator himself. The word is from the Greek enantio- (opposite) with dromos (running).
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