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anecdote vs. antidote

anecdote

noun

plural anecdotes anecdota
  1. a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
  2. a short, obscure historical or biographical account.

antidote

noun

  1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
  2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:

    Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.

verb (used with object)

antidoted, antidoting.
  1. to counteract with an antidote:

    Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.