antidote

Definition

  • noun: a substance that stops the harmful effects of a poison
  • noun: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
  • synonyms: alexipharmic, antacid, antiserum

Examples

  • For him, racing motorcycles is a great 'antidote' to boredom.

  • There is no 'antidote' to/for this poison.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Had it worked, your followers in parliament would have watched unharmed as their colleagues were dying around them. They didn't know that you'd given them the antidote. Instead they would have believed it was magic. and that you'd harnessed the ultimate power. and the world would have followed in (..)
    2009 Sherlock Holmes