noun
antidote
AN-tih-doht
noun
1
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
"Doctors administered the antidote within an hour of the snakebite."
2
Anything that counteracts or relieves something unpleasant or harmful.
"A quiet walk in the park is her usual antidote to a stressful week."
How to Use Antidote
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that cancels out or cures a poison, or more generally, a fix for something bad.
Common pairings
antidote to poison
antidote for stress
Word Forms
antidoted past tense, antidotes plural, antidotes singular
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Etymology
From Greek antidoton, "given against" — a clipped form of a phrase meaning "medicine given as a countermeasure."