bane
a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane.
death; destruction; ruin.
Obsolete. that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane.
Origin of bane
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British Dictionary definitions for bane (1 of 2)
/ (beɪn) /
a person or thing that causes misery or distress (esp in the phrase bane of one's life)
something that causes death or destruction
a fatal poison
(in combination): ratsbane
archaic ruin or distress
Origin of bane
1British Dictionary definitions for bane (2 of 2)
/ (ben, beɪn) /
a Scot word for bone
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