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bane (noun)

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  • bane — ► NOUN ▪ a cause of great distress or annoyance. ORIGIN Old English, «thing causing death, poison» …   English terms dictionary

  • bane — [ beın ] noun singular something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems: the bane of: Noisy and disobedient children are the bane of many mothers. the bane of someone s life/existence: Paperwork is the bane of my life …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bane — noun (singular) something that causes trouble or makes people unhappy: be the bane of: Drugs are the bane of the inner cities. | the bane of sb s life/existence (=a cause of continual trouble or unhappiness): Ask any laser printer user what the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bane´ful|ness — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane´ful|ly — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane|ful — «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane — noun 1》 a cause of great distress or annoyance: the telephone was the bane of my life. 2》 archaic poison. Derivatives baneful adjective (archaic). Origin OE bana, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • bane — noun scurvy was the bane of these seafarers Syn: scourge, plague, curse, blight, pest, nuisance, headache, nightmare, trial, hardship, cross to bear, burden, thorn in one s flesh/side, bitter pill, affliction, trouble, misery, woe …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bane|ber|ry — «BAYN BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural ries. 1. any one of a genus of herbs of the crowfoot family that have spikes of small, white flowers and clusters of white or red, poisonous berries; cohosh. 2. one of these berries …   Useful english dictionary

  • bane — UK [beɪn] / US noun [singular] something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems the bane of: Noisy and disobedient children are the bane of many mothers. the bane of someone s life/existence: Paperwork is the bane of my… …   English dictionary

  • bane — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old High German bano death Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete killer, slayer b. poison c. death, destruction < stop the way of those that seek …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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