In current use, panacea most often refers to a remedy—medical or otherwise—that inevitably falls far short of what some claim or hope it can do, but the word’s Latin and Greek forebears referred to …

At the risk of sounding overly trite-no method is a panacea; each comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

This brought about the concept of the panacea in medicine, a substance with the alleged property of curing all diseases. The term "panacea" has also come into figurative use as meaning "something …

PANACEA definition: an ancient Greek goddess of healing. See examples of Panacea used in a sentence.

Definition of panacea noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun panacea, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

A supposed universal remedy or solution that can cure or alleviate all ills, problems, or difficulties. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the noun panacea.

panacea (ˌpænəˈsɪə) n a remedy for all diseases or ills [C16: via Latin from Greek panakeia healing everything, from pan all + akēs remedy]

Meaning: A solution or remedy for all problems or difficulties. Synonyms: Cure-all, remedy, solution. Antonyms: Problem, issue, difficulty. No panacea for every problem: This phrase suggests that there …

If you say that something is not a panacea for a particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems. Trade is not a panacea for the world's economic or social ills.