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Bane

/beɪn/

A cause of misery or death.

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📖 Definitions of "Bane"

noun

1
A cause of misery or death.
"the bane of one's existence"
2
Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
3
A killer, murderer, slayer.
4
Destruction; death.

verb

1
To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
2
To be the bane of.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bane"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
scourgenoun	(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
nemesisnoun	An enemy, especially an archenemy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bane"

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Word	Definition
scourgenoun	(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
nemesisnoun	An enemy, especially an archenemy.
ruinationnoun	The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
ruinnoun	(uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
doomnoun	An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
evilnoun	Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
downfallnoun	A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
cursingnoun	The act of one who curses.
nightmarenoun	A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
hausenoun	(Scotland, Northern England) A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
bugbearnoun	A source of dread; resentment; or irritation.
infestationnoun	The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
poisonnoun	A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
plaguenoun	(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
minenoun	An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
blightnoun	(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
fleanoun	A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
brimstonenoun	(biblical) The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.