Bane

/beɪn/

Synonyms for "bane" (157 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Noun(4 words)

abomination annihilation atrocity bad befoulmentbete noirebiological deathblight blood bloodletting bloodshed braining bugbear burden calamitycessation of lifeclinical deathcontagion corruptioncoup de grace

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crossing the barcrying evilcurtains damagedealing deathdeathdeath knelldeathblow

Strong matches (47)

debt of naturedecease defilement demise departure despoliation destroyer destructiondestruction of lifedetriment disease dispatch dissolution doom downfall dyingebb of lifeendend of lifeending

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eternal resteuthanasia evil execution exit expiration extermination extinction extinguishment fatefinal summonsfinger of deathflow of bloodfly in the ointmentgoinggoing offgore grave grievancehand of deathharm havoc headache hurt ill

Noun(2 words)

destroyer enemy

Related words (78)

immolation infection infliction injuryjaws of deathkill killing knell lapidationlast debtlast musterlast restlast rounduplast sleepleaving lifeloss of lifemaking an endmalice martyrdom martyrization

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mercy killingmischief outrage parting passingpassing awaypassing overperishing pest pestilence placid poison poisoning pollution quietus release rest rewardritual killingritual murderruin ruination sacrificesentence of deathshades of deathshadow of deathshooting slaughter slaying sleepsnake in the grasssomatic deathstoningsummons of deathtaking of lifethe worstthorn torment toxin trial ulcer undoing venom vexation virus visitation woe wrong

Noun(10 words)

menace nemesis pestilence plague poison ruiner scourges spoiler toxicant toxin

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More general

8 entries

adversity affliction cause difficulty factor poison problem toxicant

More specific

9 entries

arsenic curse cyanide destroyer hemlock plague ruiner scourge spoiler

Collocations

5 entries

bane of civilizationbane of existencebane of progressbaneful influencedeadly bane

Inflections

1 entries

banes

Derivations

3 entries

baneful banefully banefulness

Translations

59 translations across 22 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

δήλημα noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
ὄλεθρος noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Bulgarian

2 entries

зло noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
напаст noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Catalan

2 entries

desgràcia noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
flagell noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Czech

2 entries

prokletí noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
trápení noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Danish

1 entries

bane noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Dutch

1 entries

verderf noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Finnish

4 entries

kirous noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
maanvaiva noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
riesa noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
vitsaus noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

French

4 entries

calamité noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
cauchemar noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
drame noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
fléau noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Galician

3 entries

azoute noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
desgraza noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
flaxelo noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

German

2 entries

Ruin noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
Verderben noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Hungarian

2 entries

csapás noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
rontás noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Irish

1 entries

urbhaidh noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Italian

4 entries

disgrazia noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
flagello noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
piaga noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
rovina noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Macedonian

3 entries

зло noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
на́паст noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
про́клетство noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

bane noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Persian

1 entries

یمان noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Portuguese

4 entries

desgraça noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
desventura noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
flagelo noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
maldição noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Russian

4 entries

бич noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
ги́бель noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
зло noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
напа́сть noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Spanish

4 entries

desgracia noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
maldición noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
perdición noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
quebranto noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Swedish

1 entries

bane noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Turkish

2 entries

felaket noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
yıkım noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Ukrainian

4 entries

загибель noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
зло noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
напасть noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)
прокляття noun (cause of misery or ruin — see also affliction, nightmare, hardship)

Sample sentences

35 total sentences available.

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Unconscionable Love, bane and tormentor of mankind, parent of strife, fountain of tears, source of a thousand ills.

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Mosquitoes are the bane of my existence.

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But she had heard, how men of Trojan seed / those Tyrian towers should level, how again / from these in time a nation should proceed, / wide-ruling, tyrannous in war, the bane / (so Fate was working) of the Libyan reign.

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This cat is the bane of my life.

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