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| bane [ bayn ] (plural banes) |
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1. something that causes misery: something that continually causes problems or misery
  It's the bane of my life.
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2. something that causes ruin: something that causes death, destruction, or ruin
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literary or archaic
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3. deadly poison: a fatal poison
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often used in combination in the names of poisonous plants
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| [ Old English bana< Germanic] |
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the bane of somebody's existence or life somebody or something that is a constant source of trouble or annoyance
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