Bane and Pain

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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Pain and bane are semantically related. in torment topic. In some cases you can use "Pain" instead a noun "Bane".

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Pain noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.

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Bane and pain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Pain".

Nearby Words: painful, pained, painfully, painless, paining

particular	particular bane	particular pain
true	true bane	true pain
real	real bane	real pain
perpetual	perpetual bane	perpetual pain
Other adjectives: constant, absolute, personal, general, minor, eternal, sudden.

Bane is a villain defined by the physical pain he feels, contrasted to the psychological pain Batman feels.

Source: Central Theme / Film
Bane's mask in The Dark Knight Rises is nominally meant to supply him with anesthetic gas that reduces the pain from a serious injury he suffered in the past.

Source: Feel No Pain
Bane in The Dark Knight Rises relies on a gaseous painkiller to numb the pain from his old injuries that would otherwise incapacitate him.

Source: Disability Immunity

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