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bane  (bn)

n.

1. Fatal injury or ruin: "Hath some fond lover tic'd thee to thy bane?" (George Herbert).

2.

a. A cause of harm, ruin, or death: "Obedience,/Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,/Makes slaves of men" (Percy Bysshe Shelley).

b. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation: "The spellings of foreign names are often the bane of busy copy editors" (Norm Goldstein).

3. A deadly poison.

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[Middle English, destroyer, from Old English bana; see g^when- in Indo-European roots.]

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bane¹

n

1. a person or thing that causes misery or distress (esp in the phrase bane of one's life)

2. something that causes death or destruction

3.

a.  a fatal poison

b.  (in combination) ratsbane

4. Archaic ruin or distress

[Old English bana; related to Old Norse bani death, Old High German bano destruction, death]

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bane²

n

a Scot word for bone

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bane - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" nemesis, scourge, curse affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress

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bane

noun plague, bête noire, trial, disaster, evil, ruin, burden, destruction, despair, misery, curse, pest, torment, woe, nuisance, downfall, calamity, scourge, affliction Spots can be the bane of a teenager.
support, relief, pleasure, comfort, joy, blessing, consolation, solace

Translations

bane [beɪn] N (liter) (= poison) → veneno m (fig) → plaga f, azote m
it's the bane of my life → me amarga la vida

bane [ˈbeɪn] n
the bane of sb's life
It is the bane of my life → C'est le drame de ma vie.
He's the bane of my life → Il est le drame de ma vie.

bane

n

(= cause of distress) → Fluch m; he’s/it’s the bane of my life → er/das ist noch mal mein Ende (inf)

(old: = poison) → Gift nt

bane [beɪn] n it (or he ) is the bane of my life → è la mia rovina