bane
/beɪn/
🔵 Intermediate
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Difficulty LevelIntermediate
Standard vocabulary
Word FrequencyVery Common
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Syllables1
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
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noun
1. A cause of misery or death.
"the bane of one's existence"
Synonyms: affliction, curse
Antonyms: boon
2. Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
3. A killer, murderer, slayer.
4. Destruction; death.
5. A disease of sheep.
Synonyms: rot
Synonyms
≠ Antonyms
verb
1. To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
2. To be the bane of.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
bane
/beɪn/
🔵 Intermediate
Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelIntermediate
Standard vocabulary
Word FrequencyVery Common
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Syllables1
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
noun
1. Bone
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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