how to pronounce antidote

/ˈæn.ti.dəʊt/

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antidote is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of antidote in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Honda's not so sucky antidote to all of …”

meanings of antidote

noun:

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

verb:

To counteract as an antidote.

antidote frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word antidote occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.