Synonyms for bane
beɪnbane

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1. bane, curse, scourge, nemesisnoun

   something causing misery or death

   "the bane of my life"

   Synonyms:
   whammy, scourge, expletive, condemnation, swearing, curse word, flagellum, jinx, oath, execration, cuss, threat, curse, swearword, nemesis, hex, torment, terror

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1. • Affliction

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. banenoun

   Synonyms:
   poison, venom

2. banenoun

   Synonyms:
   pest, scourge, curse, ruin

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "bane":

   scourge, curse, nightmare

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bane

   Synonyms:
   A toxin, poison
   

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1. Didier Gonzales:

   Noise is the bane of modern life and a major health issue. It hurts people like secondary smoking does.

2. Andrew Baldwin:

   We have heard that Sarm's phone, passport and all belongings were left on the boat, where she was living with Mr. Ryan Bane, she would not just disappear, leaving no trace. She is savvy and sensible, it's not like her at all, it just doesn't add up.

3. David Katz:

   It may not even center on [Bane], she went missing from the boat. I want to search the boat and find out, was there something? Maybe there was someone else on the boat, someone snuck on the boat?

4. Counterpoint Research analyst Neil Shah:

   It is both a boon and a bane to have Apple as a customer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-03/apple-supplier-learns-downside-of-living-at-juggernaut-s-mercy

5. Max Stier:

   Uncertainty is the bane of good management. And there's an awful lot of uncertainty right now, an acting person is a bit like the substitute teacher. They may be a wonderful teacher, but the fact that they're the substitute teacher means they get no respect, they have no perceived authority to solve things, they don't set the lesson plan, and you also don't build the same kind of rapport with your peers across government, which is also super important.