bane

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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bane

Noun

a person or thing that causes misery or distress: the bane of my life [Old English bana]

baneful adj

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 << OPPOSITE blessing

Translations

bane [beɪn] n it (or he etc) is the bane of my life → me amarga la vida

bane [beɪn] n it (or he etc) is the bane of my life → c'est (or il est etc) le drame de ma vie

bane [beɪn] n it/he is the bane of my life → das/er ist noch mal mein Ende

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