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(beɪn)
singular noun
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.
Synonyms: plague [informal], bête noire, trial, disaster More Synonyms of bane

bane in British English 1

(beɪn)
noun
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
Word origin
Old English bana; related to Old Norse bani death, Old High German bano destruction, death

bane in British English 2

(ben, beɪn)
noun
a Scot word for bone

bane in American English

(beɪn)
noun
1.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
deadly harm; ruin; death
2. 
the cause of distress, death, or ruin
3. 
deadly poison
now obsolete except in ratsbane, etc.
Word origin
ME < OE bana < IE base *bhen-, to strike, wound > Avestan banta-, sick, weak, Goth banja, wound, blow

Examples of 'bane' in a sentence
bane

The list does not include keepers, they were the bane of my life so we can keep that list for another time.
The Sun (2016)
What is the bane of your life?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These slippers have been the bane of my life.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
The stress of permanent digital connection is a bane of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He said my conversations about him were the bane of his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The costume was too heavy, with a white bonnet that was the bane of my life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's vital they are viewed with affection rather than seen as a bane of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's been the bane of my life for the last two years.
The Sun (2012)
For years, my eyebrows have been the bane of my life.
The Sun (2013)
Arts PRs are often the bane of my life.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I soon found that hills are as much boon as bane.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Finishing has become a bane.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That very size is China's boon and its bane.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But not any more, and especially not when it comes to the bane of my life: social networking.
The Sun (2012)
Before you groan, I agree that they are the bane of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is the bane of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
(noun) 
Definition
a person or thing that causes misery or distress
Spots can be the bane of a teenager.
Synonyms
plague (informal)
the cynicism which is the plague of our generation
bête noire
Our real bête noire is the car-boot sale.
trial
The whole affair has been a terrible trial for us all.
disaster
evil
ruin
burden
destruction
despair
misery
There is no point dwelling on the miseries of the past.
curse
She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism.
pest
all kinds of pests like flies and mosquitoes
bacterial, fungal, and viral pests of the plants themselves
torment
the torments of being a writer
woe
He did not tell his friends about all his woes.
nuisance
He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk.
It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day.
downfall
calamity
This course of action could only end in calamity.
scourge
Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Opposites
support
,
relief
,
pleasure
,
comfort
,
joy
,
blessing
,
consolation
,
solace

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Synonyms
misfortune,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
disease,
pain,
distress,
grief,
misery,
plague (informal),
curse,
ordeal,
sickness,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
adversity,
calamity,
scourge,
tribulation,
wretchedness
in the sense of bête noire
Our real bête noire is the car-boot sale.
Synonyms
pet hate,
horror,
nightmare,
devil,
curse,
dread,
bogey,
scourge,
aversion,
nemesis,
anathema,
bane,
abomination,
bogeyman,
bugbear,
bugaboo,
thorn in the flesh or side
in the sense of calamity
Definition
a disaster or misfortune
This course of action could only end in calamity.
Synonyms
disaster,
tragedy,
ruin,
distress,
reversal of fortune,
hardship,
catastrophe,
woe,
misfortune,
downfall,
adversity,
scourge,
mishap,
affliction,
trial,
tribulation,
misadventure,
cataclysm,
wretchedness,
mischance

Nearby words of
bane

  • bandage
  • bandit
  • bandy
  • bane
  • baneful
  • bang
  • banish

Synonyms of 'bane'

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