anecdote vs antidote
anecdote
Definitions
noun
- short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Examples
We laugh a lot and he has many anecdotes, funny, funny stories.
In art, the lure of anecdote always presents serious risks, and a good deal of nineteenth century American art succumbed to that drive to explain and amuse.
He provides clear explanations of complex economic issues, using anecdotes to illustrate each point.
antidote
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noun
- a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Examples
Orange is the perfect antidote when a garden looks lacklustre.
The antidote is intended to protect residents from radioactive fallout from any missile attack on the nuclear station.
If that isn't an antidote to the vicissitudes of life, then what is?
