Bane synonyms | Best 43 synonyms for bane

curse

A calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing

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havoc

1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The People that Time Forgot, edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:

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toxin

Any of various similar poisons, related to proteins, formed in certain plants, as ricin, or secreted by certain animals, as snake venom: toxins, when injected into animals or humans, typically initiate the formation of antitoxins

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downfall

A cause of ruin:

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blight

The bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.

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death

The end of life of an organism or cell. In humans and animals, death is manifested by the permanent cessation of vital organic functions, including the absence of heartbeat, spontaneous breathing, and brain activity. Cells die as a result of external injury or by an orderly, programmed series of self-destructive events known as apoptosis . The most common causes of death for humans in well-developed countries are cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, certain chronic diseases such as diabetes and emphysema, lung infections, and accidents.

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nuisance

An act, condition, thing, or person causing trouble, annoyance, or inconvenience

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ruin

(Uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.

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harm

Immoral or unjust effects:

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evil

Anything that causes harm, pain, misery, disaster, etc.

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pest

The definition of a pest is an annoying person or thing.

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poison

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.

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torment

Torment is pain, suffering, annoyance or anxiety.

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undoing

Ruin; destruction.

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blessing (antonym)

A prayer before a meal; grace.

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destruction

The results of a destructive event.

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devastation

Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

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ruination

A loss of reputation.

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affliction

Anything causing pain or distress; calamity

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ill

Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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nemesis

(Usually in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided.

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injury

A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:

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murder

(Uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.

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woe

Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.

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contagion

The definition of contagion is an infectious disease spread through contact, or the transmission of a disease from one person to another through contact, or the spread of a bad or harmful idea or practice.

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venom

(Figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.

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virus

A harmful or destructive influence:

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destroyer

One that destroys:

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plague

A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates

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scourge

Any means of inflicting severe punishment, suffering, or vengeance

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help (related)

(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.

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mischief

A cause or source of harm, damage, or annoyance

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advantage (antonym)

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

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good-luck (antonym)

Desirable or beneficial fortune.

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fortune (antonym)

Success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck:

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wrack

A fragment of something that has been destroyed

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wreck

The disabling or destruction of a ship by a storm or other disaster; shipwreck

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wreckage

A wrecking or being wrecked

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canker

A source of spreading corruption or decay.

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wrecker

A person, car, train, boat, etc. that salvages or clears away wrecks; specif., a truck equipped to tow away wrecked or disabled automobiles

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mainstay (related)

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savage (related)

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leftover (related)

Food left over from one meal and, often, eaten at a later meal

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