antidote

/ˈæntidəʊt/ noun [C]

Definition

antidote to sth › an activity that stops something bad from harming you: Exercise is the best antidote to stress.

› a substance that stops another substance from damaging your body: a deadly poison with no antidote

(Definition of antidote noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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