Definition
Plural of bane; sources of great distress, harm, or ruin, or poisons.
Etymology
From bane, Old English bana meaning 'slayer' or 'destroyer.' Originally referred to poisons literally, then metaphorically to anything destructive.
Kelly Says
In Shakespeare, people talk about the 'banes' of love and war as curses—the word carries such darkness that even today when we say 'that's the bane of my existence,' we're using 400-year-old dramatic language.
Translations
CSČeština
katastrofy
ka-ta-stro-fy
DADansk
ulykker
oo-l-y-ker
DEDeutsch
Schäden
sh-a-den
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφές
ka-ta-stro-fes
FISuomi
onnettomuudet
on-ne-tom-muu-det
HIहिन्दी
बाधाएँ
ba-dha-a-en
HUMagyar
csapások
cha-pa-shak
IDBahasa Indonesia
bencana
ben-ca-na
ITItaliano
flagelli
fla-gel-li
MRMR
हानिकारक
haan-i-kaar-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
bencana
ben-ca-na
NLNederlands
rampen
ram-pen
NONorsk
ulykker
oo-l-y-ker
PLPolski
nieszczęścia
nyesh-cha-s-chya
RORomână
nenorociri
ne-no-ro-ci-ri
SVSvenska
katastrofer
ka-ta-stro-fer
TAதமிழ்
துன்பங்கள்
thun-pang-gal
TEతెలుగు
దుఃఖం
du-h-kha-m
THไทย
ภัยพิบัติ
phai-pi-ti
TRTürkçe
felaketler
fe-la-ket-ler
UKУкраїнська
несгоди
nes-go-di
VITiếng Việt
tai họa
tai-hoa