bane

• Cause de grande souffrance, de désagrément ou de tourment ; ce qui apporte ruine ou malheur.

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.

   fléau

   • 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.

   Synonymesafflictionblightcursenuisancepestplagueruinscourgetormentwoe

   Antonymesblessingboongodsend

2. Cause of death or destructionC2formal

   Something that brings about ruin, death, or destruction.

   fléau

   • 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.

   Synonymesafflictioncursedestructionnemesisplagueruinscourge

   Antonymesblessingboonsalvation