27 Words That Used To Mean Something Totally Different
This will only appeal to pedants. And when I say pedants, I mean people who are well educated and knowledgable, of course.
1. Angel
Current meaning: A benevolent spirit that acts on behalf of a higher being.
2. Artificial
Current meaning: Contrived or false.
3. Awful
Current meaning: Very unpleasant.
4. Brave
Current meaning: Courageous.
5. Bully
Current meaning: Someone who mocks or harms those who are weaker.
6. Doom
Current meaning: Fated death or destruction.
7. Egregious
Current meaning: Outstandingly bad.
8. Evil
Current meaning: Malevolent and immoral.
9. Facetious
Current meaning: Flippant.
10. Garble
Current meaning: Distort upon reproduction.
11. Guy
Current meaning: A normal man.
12. Hilarity
Current meaning: Extreme amusement.
13. Last
Current meaning: Final. Coming after all others.
14. Manufacture
Current meaning: To produce on a large scale using machinery.
15. Nervous
Current meaning: Anxious and easy to alarm.
16. Nice
Current meaning: Pleasant and agreeable.
17. Nuisance
Current meaning: A minor inconvenience.
18. Passenger
Current meaning: A traveler on a vehicle who is not the driver or crew.
19. Pedant
Current meaning: Someone who is overly concerned with details.
20. Pretty
Current meaning: Unthreatening and attractive.
21. Protest
Current meaning: A statement of disapproval.
22. Radical
Current meaning: A thorough change to the nature of something.
23. Sad
Current meaning: Subdued or sorrowful.
24. Sophisticated
Current meaning: Highly developed or complex.
25. Stupid
Current meaning: Lacking intelligence.
26. Success
Current meaning: An accomplishment.
27. Villain
Current meaning: A wicked or guilty person.