Definition of bane Bane

/bejˈn/ - [beyn] - bane

We found 14 definitions of bane from 5 different sources.

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What does bane mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: banes

bane - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
  curse, scourge, nemesis
  affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bane (n.)
    That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.
  • bane (n.)
    Destruction; death.
  • bane (n.)
    Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.
  • bane (n.)
    A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.
  • bane (v. t.)
    To be the bane of; to ruin.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bane
    bān, n. destruction: death: mischief: poison.—v.t. (arch.) to harm, to poison.—adj. Bane′ful, destructive.—adv. Bane′fully.—n. Bane′fulness. [A.S. bana, a murderer; Ice. bani, death.]

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  • bane, noun, singular of banes.

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