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Noun (1)
regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest
a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Variably spelled wolf’s bane or wolfbane, wolfsbane is the common name for a poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum known to grow in alpine climates in Europe.
—Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
This finger is the bane of my life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Radio-frequency jamming is the bane of drones and reportedly prevents a large proportion of FPVs from reaching their targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Wolfsbane is part of a larger suite of banes; compounds and derivatives include ratsbane, fleabane, and cow-bane, each name signaling a different poison.
—Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Variably spelled wolf’s bane or wolfbane, wolfsbane is the common name for a poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum known to grow in alpine climates in Europe.
—Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
This finger is the bane of my life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Radio-frequency jamming is the bane of drones and reportedly prevents a large proportion of FPVs from reaching their targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bane
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bane. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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