Bane

[beɪn] or [ben]

Definition

(noun.) something causing misery or death; 'the bane of my life'.

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Definition

(n.) That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.

(n.) Destruction; death.

(n.) Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.

(n.) A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.

(v. t.) To be the bane of; to ruin.

Edited by Edith

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Poison, venom.[2]. Pest, scourge, curse, ruin.

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Definition

n. destruction: death: mischief: poison.—v.t. (arch.) to harm to poison.—adj. Bane′ful destructive.—adv. Bane′fully.—n. Bane′fulness.

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