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noun
- 1. a cause of great distress or annoyance: "the bane of the decorator is the long, narrow hall"
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The meaning of BANE is a source of harm or ruin : curse. How to use bane in a sentence.
a cause of continuous trouble or unhappiness: Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration. That cat is the bane of my life! Synonyms. curse. scourge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult things and people. a (heavy) cross to bear idiom. albatross. ball and chain. be dead meat idiom. be in the clear idiom.
a cause of continuous trouble or unhappiness: Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration. That cat is the bane of my life! Synonyms. curse. scourge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult things and people. a (heavy) cross to bear idiom. albatross. ball and chain. be dead meat idiom. be in the clear idiom.
The noun bane refers to anything that is a cause of harm, ruin, or death. But we often use it for things that aren't that bad, just feel like it. You might say mosquitoes are the bane of your existence.
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] bane. ( ben; beɪn) n.
noun. A cause of harm, ruin, or death. American Heritage. Deadly harm; ruin; death. Webster's New World. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation. American Heritage. The cause of distress, death, or ruin. Webster's New World. Fatal injury or ruin. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (6) Synonyms: scourge. evil. curse. ill. affliction.
The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed. Rain is the bane of holiday-makers. Spots can be the bane of a teenager's life.
