Bane Definition
bān
noun
A cause of harm, ruin, or death.
American Heritage
Deadly harm; ruin; death.
Webster's New World
A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation.
American Heritage
The cause of distress, death, or ruin.
Webster's New World
Fatal injury or ruin.
American Heritage
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Origin of Bane
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From Middle English bane, from Old English bana, from Proto-Germanic *banô; akin to Old High German bano (“death”), Icelandic bani (“bane, death”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English destroyer from Old English bana gwhen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English northern dialect ban, from Old English bān
From Wiktionary
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