BANE


Meaning of BANE in English

/ beɪn; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] the ~ of sb/sth something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy :

The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life .

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English bana thing causing death, poison , of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.