Nice
Today the lexis "nice" has a positive meaning of being a compliment and having a current definition of "giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive". However is used to mean silly, foolish or simple.
Sly
In the 13th century the lexis "sly" had a positive meaning of skillful, clever, knowing, and wise. Whereas now a days it has a negative meaning of being sneaky and deceitful which is not what anybody wants to be referred to as.
Heartburn
The lexis "heartburn" used to have a completely different meaning to what it has now a days which would be to describe an issue or a problem with your stomach. Although it used to have a meaning of jealousy or hatred.
http://ideas.ted.com/20-words-that-once-meant-something-very-different/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/54770/15-words-dont-mean-what-they-used
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