remedy
- 01 B1 Intermediate
n.a medicine or treatment that helps you feel better when you are sick.
n.a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves symptoms or cures a disease.
Simple“A warm drink with honey is a great natural remedy for a sore throat.”
In context“While herbal remedies are popular for minor ailments, they should not replace professional medical advice for chronic conditions.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a way of solving a problem or making a bad situation better.
n.something that corrects or counteracts an undesirable situation or error.
Simple“The only remedy for the city's traffic problems is better public transport.”
In context“The management team struggled to find an effective remedy for the declining morale following the recent budget cuts.”
Antonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
n.a legal way to get back what you lost or to fix a wrong done to you.
n.the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
Simple“The court provided a legal remedy by ordering the company to pay for the damages.”
In context“The plaintiff sought a judicial remedy for the breach of contract, specifically requesting an injunction to prevent further financial loss.”
- 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to fix a problem or improve a bad situation.
v.to provide or serve as a correction for an error or a solution to a problem.
Simple“The company took quick action to remedy the mistake in the customer's bill.”
In context“The government introduced new legislation to remedy the social inequalities that had persisted for decades.”
UsageThis verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
Antonyms
Usage remedy situation
“Eager to remedy this social problem, Japanese Christian leaders were quick to establish independent schools that offered a Japanese-style curriculum in the afternoons.”
“Warning labels are also a "weak remedy", he added.”
From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.