bane
IPA: bˈeɪn
noun
- A cause of misery or death.
- (dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- (obsolete) A killer, murderer, slayer.
- (obsolete) Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
- (chiefly Scotland) Bone.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- (transitive) To be the bane of.
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Examples of "bane" in Sentences
- He dispised the baneful man.
- Religion is the bane of mankind.
- The man had a baneful character.
- Fanboys are the bane of the wiki.
- The Jews are the bane of mankind.
- She was a bane of the countryside.
- Grading is the bane of the profession.
- There is always a baneful opponent in the story.
- The particular edits in question are worrisome and baneful.
- They recast Bane and the Penguin in Mystery of the Batwoman.
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