banes
Causes of destruction
Banes is the plural of bane, meaning sources of harm, ruin, or persistent annoyance.
A bane is something that causes misery or destruction: Mosquitoes are the bane of summer evenings.
The phrase bane of my existence describes an ongoing source of frustration or torment.
Malevolent incantation
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- imprecationSpoken wish for harm
damnation · evil eye · voodoo · sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · incantation · spellcasting
Great sorrow or distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
grief · sorrow · hardship · distress · tribulation · burden · plague · scourge
Biological-origin harm agent
- venomInjected animal poison
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- strychnineHighly toxic plant alkaloid
hemlock · nightshade · ricin · neurotoxin · hemotoxin · deadly · lethal · toxicity
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- downfallSudden loss of power
- demiseCessation of existence
- collapseSudden structural failure
undoing · nemesis · doom · annihilation · obliteration · deterioration · degradation · decay
hex
Malevolent incantation
- maledictionVerbal invocation of harm
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
imprecation · damnation · evil eye · voodoo · sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · incantation · spellcasting · enchantment
woe
Great sorrow or distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
misery · grief · sorrow · hardship · distress · tribulation · burden · plague · scourge · trial
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
strychnine · hemlock · nightshade · ricin · neurotoxin · hemotoxin · deadly · lethal · toxicity · antidote
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- downfallSudden loss of power
- demiseCessation of existence
collapse · undoing · nemesis · doom · annihilation · obliteration · deterioration · degradation · decay · disintegration
pestilence
Fatal epidemic disease
- infestationPest takeover situation
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- scourgeCause of mass suffering
disease · rot · decay · canker · mildew · fungus · wilt · rust · withering · corruption
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- cursescurse, curses, hex, hexes, jinx
- enemiesenemy, foe, foes, adversary, nemesis
- destroyersdestroyers, guided missile, torpedo tubes, hull, stern
banesblessings
Favors from the divine
benefits · boons · godsends · salvations · assets
- banned booksLiterature officially prohibited
- book banningProhibiting access to texts
- banned substancesMaterials forbidden by law
- travel bansProhibitions on crossing borders
- smoking bansRules prohibiting tobacco use
- bane of someone's existenceSource of ongoing misery