Bane and Kill

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Bane and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bane" with "Kill", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

particular	particular bane	particular kill
perfect	perfect bane	perfect kill
true	true bane	true kill
single	single bane	single kill
Other adjectives: powerful, real, constant, bad, personal.

Possibly as a bane to speedrunners, annoying three-headed bastard...Well technically eyes, but you have to kill every one of them.

Source: Mook Promotion
Bane breaks the first guy's neck, then tells the second one he'll kill him as soon as he searches Gordon's pockets.

Source: You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
It's since been changed to Bane of Doom which instead deals hefty damage every 15 seconds (not One Hit Kill tier, though).

Source: One Hit Kill / Video Games

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