Bane and Foe

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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Foe and bane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foe" instead a noun "Bane".

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Foe noun - One that is hostile toward another.

Usage example: are you friend or foe?

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Bane and foe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Foe".

particular	particular bane	particular foe
common	common bane	common foe
true	true bane	true foe
dead	dead bane	dead foe
Other adjectives: powerful, real, evil, personal, ancient, supernatural, frequent, minor, eternal, primary, greatest.

Playing the magic addiction card of the former High Elves, the Spellbreaker can absorb any magic buff from any unit (friend and foe alike), to the bane of casters everywhere.

Source: Energy Absorption
Bane, Batman's foe, received a number of augmentations, such as subcutaneous shields, and the "Venom" drug that increased his already formidable strength.

Source: Never Live It Down / Comic Books
In the time since then, he went on to become one of the most dangerous mercenaries in the land, and after the Eclipse, developed a reputation as the Black Swordsman, the bane of apostles and the one foe the God Hand respects.

Source: From Nobody To Nightmare / Anime and Manga

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