banes

/beɪnz/

noun

  1. A cause of misery or death.

    "the bane of one's existence"

  2. Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.

  3. A killer, murderer, slayer.

  4. Destruction; death.

  5. A disease of sheep.

Synonyms: affliction, curse, rot
Antonyms: boon

verb

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

  2. To be the bane of.

noun

  1. Bone