bane

Speech parts

1. bane - Noun

2. bane - Verb

3. Bane - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Destruction; death.

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

A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.

To be the bane of; to ruin.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nemesis destruction curse ruin scourge plague blight trial trouble poison worry pest misfortune nuisance torment
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Antonyms

tucker renaissance thanksgiving commonwealth ambrosia felicity
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Hypernyms

affliction

Hyponyms

plague

Phrases with the word

a boon and a bane boon or bane libbard's bane bane of someone's existence bane of one's life wolf's bane

Anagrams

bean Bena nabe

Examples

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization. Franz Boas

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today. Olusegun Obasanjo

Look at Goethe, at Lamartine and at many others! To depict feelings on this high plane, you must give up the process of minute and insignificant observation which is the bane of the artists of to-day. Paul Bourget

The bane of all that dread the Devil. William Wordsworth

But the name Magnus Bane made him think of a towering sort of figure, with huge shoulders and formal purple warlock's robes, calling down fire and lightning. Not Magnus himself, who was more of a cross between a panther and a demented elf. Cassandra Clare

Cast a bane in the deil's teeth. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bandying words bandyleg bandylite bane of one's life bane of someone's existence baneberry