BANE


Meaning of BANE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' b ā n

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old High German bano death

Date: before 12th century

1 a obsolete : KILLER , SLAYER b : POISON c : DEATH , DESTRUCTION <stop the way of those that seek my bane ― Philip Sidney> d : WOE

2 : a source of harm or ruin : CURSE <national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind ― D. C. Thomson>

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