BANE
bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
(noun) something causing misery or death; “the bane of my life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bane (countable and uncountable, plural banes)
A cause of misery or death.
Synonyms: affliction, curse
Antonym: boon
(dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
(obsolete) A killer, murderer, slayer.
(obsolete) Destruction; death.
A disease of sheep.
Synonym: rot
Verb
bane (third-person singular simple present banes, present participle baning, simple past and past participle baned)
(transitive) To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
(transitive) To be the bane of.
Etymology 2
Noun
bane (plural banes)
(chiefly, Scotland) bone
Anagrams
• Bean, Bena, bean, nabe
Proper noun
Bane (plural Banes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bane is the 6127th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5591 individuals. Bane is most common among White (92.34%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Bean, Bena, bean, nabe
Source: Wiktionary
Bane, n. Etym: [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike.
1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]
2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. Milton.
3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert.
4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
Syn.
– Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.
Bane, v. t.
Definition: To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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