medicine
22
8.1
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Informal
- Maybe God will pick up where the medicine leaves off.
- take one's medicine
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Watch on YouTubeAnd when she talks about people are trying to silence us, it is a taste of their own medicine.
- And when she talks about people are trying to silence us, it is a taste of their own medicine.
Examples
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You have to accept the hard medicine that comes from your mistakes.
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"She's heartsick and there's no medicine for that," Aunt Lucette sighed, "except time."
Fiction book (1990) -
Just think of this place as the medicine for the crime
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"I guess the man and his medicine mean more to you than anything ever has," I said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Go back to the store, and go home and take your medicine.
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I gotta give Pops his medicine.
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For days, we performed these mini-rites aimed at getting food and medicine into our reluctant patient.
Academic text (1996) -
Anita believed a vacation in some romantic locale was the very medicine their marriage needed.
Fiction book (1996) -
Facing the consequences of his actions was a bitter medicine he had to swallow.
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She understood that taking his medicine would help him grow as a person.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
22
4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
- Specialized
15
3.0
Care that finds and treats sudden serious illness or injury right away
- Specialized
13
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
10
3.7
Health care that helps prevent and treat injuries from sports and exercise
7
3.5
Doctors use medical knowledge to care for and treat sick or injured people
- Specialized
7
4.0
Care and treatment for sick or injured animals, especially pets and farm animals
- Specialized
6
3.9
Health care that stops people from getting sick before a disease starts
4
7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Specialized
3
4.1
An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life
2
4.0
Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies
- Specialized
1
3.7
Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness
- Specialized
1
3.4
Health care that finds and treats adults' diseases of the organs inside the body without surgery
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Specialized
1
3.7
Medical work that uses health knowledge to help police and courts
- Formal
1
3.9
A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
- Specialized
1
4.4
Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator
- Specialized
1
5.1
The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel
- Specialized
1
4.1
Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight
A very large medical library run by the United States government
- Specialized
1
4.7
The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy
- Specialized
1
6.4
A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs
- Specialized
A part of health care that finds and treats mental health problems
- Specialized
Medical care that treats injuries and health problems from sports or outdoor activities
The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland
How Unpleasant
613
1.3
- Informal
3
6.8
- Informal
22
8.1
- Informal
16
5.4
98
4.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Medicine used for a punishment comes from the idea of taking a necessary but unpleasant cure, like a 'bitter pill' you must swallow. So to 'take your medicine' means to accept an unpleasant result that will fix a problem.