bane
noun/beɪn/
/beɪn/
[singular]- the bane of somebody/something something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy
- The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life.
- The poor train service has been the bane of commuters for years.
Word OriginOld English bana ‘thing causing death, poison’, of Germanic origin.Definitions on the go
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