antidote

an-ti-dote · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A medicine or substance taken to counteract a poison or its effects.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) Something that counteracts or relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation.

Forms

plural: antidotes

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    antidote to/for — A remedy or counteraction for something.
  • •
    the perfect antidote — An ideal solution to a problem.

Related words

Antonyms: poison, toxin
See also: counteract, cure, poison, remedy
Synonyms: corrective, countermeasure, cure, remedy

Etymology

From Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton ("given as a remedy"), from anti- ("against") + didonai ("to give").