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.