bane

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A noun referring to a cause of great distress, annoyance, or suffering; something that brings ruin or trouble.

1. Cause of trouble or miseryC1formal

   A source of persistent annoyance, distress, or ruin.

   سبب البلاء

   • Procrastination is the bane of my productivity.
   • The constant noise from the construction site was the bane of her existence.
   • For many students, early morning classes are the bane of their academic life.

   المرادفاتafflictionblightcursenuisancepestplagueruinscourgetormentwoe

   الأضدادblessingboongodsend

2. Cause of death or destructionC2formal

   Something that brings about ruin, death, or destruction.

   سبب الهلاك أو الدمار

   • The plague was the bane of medieval Europe.
   • Greed proved to be the bane of the empire.
   • The invasive species became the bane of the local ecosystem.

   المرادفاتafflictioncursedestructionnemesisplagueruinscourge

   الأضدادblessingboonsalvation