Complete Definition of "bane"

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English

Etymology
ME., from OE. bana; akin to Old High German bano death.

Pronunciation
rhymes|eɪn

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

#A person or thing that ruins or destroys.
#dated poison|Poison.

Related terms
boon and bane

Translations
trans-top|source of harm or ruin; curse
Finnish: riesa, kirous, vaikeus
German: Ruin m, Verderben n
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Verb
en-verb|ban|ing

  1. transitive To be the bane of.
  2. transitive To be the poison of.

Translations
trans-top|to be the bane of
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Norwegian: bane m
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trans-top|to be the poison of
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Manx

Adjective
infl|gv|adjective

  1. white

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|ban

  1. trajectory
  2. railway line
  3. A sports field.
  4. A racing track.

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