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bane

/beɪn/
noun
  1. A cause of misery or death.

    "the bane of one's existence"

    Similar: affliction, curse

  2. Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.

  3. A killer, murderer, slayer.

Synonymsaffliction, curse, rot
Antonymsboon
verb
  1. To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.

  2. To be the bane of.

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