Bane and Torment

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Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.

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Torment is a synonym for bane in plague topic. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a noun "Bane", when it comes to topics like cause of misery.

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Torment

Torment noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

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Bane is a synonym for torment in ordeal topic. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Torment", if it concerns topics such as severe mental distress.

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

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true	true bane	true torment
perpetual	perpetual bane	perpetual torment
constant	constant bane	constant torment
personal	personal bane	personal torment
Other adjectives: traditional, eternal, greatest.

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Your consciousness is trapped within an unholy vortex to suffer eternal torment, as demonstrated when Bane discovers the aftermath of the bomb's detonation: he listens to the cries of the Jedi/Sith spirits and finds they're not even human cries, just bestial shrieks of anguish.

Source: Literature / Darth Bane

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