Synonyms for bane
Definitions
- n. 1
A cause of misery or ruin.
the bane of one’s existence
- n. 2
Misery, woe; also, doom, ruin; or physical injury, harm.
Related words
- Word family
- baneful
- Phrases
- leopard's bane hog's bane tippler's bane
Forms
- Plural
- banes → curses, scourges, nemeses, downfalls…
Example sentences
- curse Don't curse or I'll wash your mouth out with soap.
- downfall I realise that love has been my greatest downfall.
- nemesis I see you are once again afraid to do battle with your nemesis.
- scourge Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruin2, pest1
- 5 letters
- curse1, venom2
- 6 letters
- injury3, poison2, plague1, blight1
- 7 letters
- torment2, nemesis3, scourge1, undoing3
- 8 letters
- downfall2
- 9 letters
- infection3
- 10 letters
- affliction3
- 11 letters
- destruction3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).