medicine
68
8.1
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
- Informal
:
aceptar las consecuencias
- Maybe God will pick up where the medicine leaves off.
- take one's medicine
And 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
16
4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
- Specialized
10
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
8
3.0
Care that finds and treats sudden serious illness or injury right away
- Specialized
6
3.7
Health care that helps prevent and treat injuries from sports and exercise
5
3.5
Doctors use medical knowledge to care for and treat sick or injured people
- Specialized
4
3.9
Health care that stops people from getting sick before a disease starts
- Specialized
4
4.0
Care and treatment for sick or injured animals, especially pets and farm animals
1
7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Specialized
1
4.1
An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life
- Specialized
1
3.7
Medical work that uses health knowledge to help police and courts
- Specialized
1
3.7
Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness
- Formal
1
3.9
A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Specialized
1
5.1
The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel
- Specialized
1
3.4
Health care that finds and treats adults' diseases of the organs inside the body without surgery
- Specialized
1
4.4
Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator
- Specialized
The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy
Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies
- Specialized
Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight
- 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
- Specialized
A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs
A very large medical library run by the United States government
How Unpleasant
720
1.3
- Informal
2
6.8
- Informal
68
8.1
- Informal
14
5.4
107
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.