Bane and Terror

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Bane and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Terror".

true	true bane	true terror
single	single bane	single terror
real	real bane	real terror
perpetual	perpetual bane	perpetual terror
Other adjectives: constant, ancient, supernatural, general, greatest, sudden, global.

Admiral Arleigh Burke, terror of the Solomon islands and bane of the Imperial Japanese Navy, whose name now graces the hull of one of the most powerful warships that sails the seven seas.

Source: Fluffy the Terrible
Then Bane executes one of the most devastating terror attacks in United States history.

Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
In The Dark Knight Rises, Bane locks an injured Bruce Wayne in a cell with a television screen showing a news program on Bane's reign of terror on Gotham City.

Source: Captive Audience

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