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bane
[ beyn ]
noun
- 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.
bane
1/ beɪn /
noun
- 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
bane
2/ beɪn; ben /
noun
- a Scot word for bone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bane1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English bana “slayer”; cognate with Old Norse bani “death, murderer,” Old Frisian bona “murder,” Old Saxon bano “murderer,” Old High German bano “slayer,” bana “death”; akin to Armenian ǰnǰel “to destroy,” Greek theínein “to strike,” Latin -fendere “to strike,” Persian zahr “poison,” Polish gonić “to pursue,” Sanskrit hánti “to strike”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bane1
Old English bana ; related to Old Norse bani death, Old High German bano destruction, death
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Example Sentences
A refuge for some and bane for others.
From Los Angeles Times
Industry professionals and municipal authorities acknowledge that tourism is a trade-off: often an economic boon, sometimes a social bane.
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Ucas is scrapping personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions.
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“It’s largely been the bane of my existence,” Perry joked.
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Losing to the Boston Celtics six times in the NBA Finals was the bane of West’s professional playing career.
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