antidotenoun
1a medicine taken to counteract a particular poison.
2something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation:laughter is a good antidote to stress.
Derivatives
antidotaladjective
Origin
ME: via L., from Gkantidoton, fromanti-'against' +didonai'give'.
Thesaurusantidotenoun
1the antidote to this poison: ANTITOXIN, antiserum, antivenin.
2laughter is a good antidote to stress: REMEDY, cure, nostrum.