baneful

Meanings

• adjective

  Causing harm, injury, or death; harmful, destructive.

  - "The baneful effects of the toxin took hours to manifest."
  - "The baneful influence of the new manager on morale was immediate."

• adjective

  Causing death or ruin; fatal, destructive.

  - "The baneful consequences of the war lasted for generations."
  - "The baneful results of the experiment were catastrophic."

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Antonyms

helpful , productive

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Synonyms

fatal , mortal

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with baneful
baneful , malignful , maleful , infidel , inviolable , profane , profaneable , contumelious

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Variants

List of all variants of baneful that leads to same result
balefuller , balefullest , baneful , banefully

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Etymology

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From Old English bana, 'murder,' or banian, 'to kill.'

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Trivia

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1. The word baneful is often used in the context of witchcraft and magic.

2. Baneful is an antonym of beneficial.

3. The word baneful comes from Old English and means 'murderer' or 'killer'.

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Related Concepts

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1. toxic: Related to the concept of something being harmful or poisonous.

2. curse: Often used in conjunction with baneful to describe the harmful effects of a curse.

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Culture

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Baneful has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of witchcraft and magic. It is often used to describe the evil or harmful effects of spells or curses.

How to Memorize "baneful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a poisonous substance or a dark, ominous cloud to represent the meaning of baneful.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with something harmful or poisonous to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of the word stands for 'B'adly 'A'ffects 'N'eighbors 'E'veryday - Baneful causes bad effects.

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