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   Bane

   /bān/

   

   noun

   • 1. a cause of great distress or annoyance: "the bane of the decorator is the long, narrow hall"
   • ▪ something, typically poison, that causes death.

   Word Origin Old Englishbana ‘thing causing death, poison’, of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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