bane

(noun, verb)

noun

1. something causing misery or death

- the bane of my life

Similar word(s): curse, nemesis, scourge

Definition categories: state, affliction

Sentences with bane as a noun:

- the bane of my existence

verb

1. (transitive) To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.

2. (transitive) To be the bane of.