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blight
[blahyt]
noun
Plant Pathology.
the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.
a disease so characterized.
any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration.
Extravagance was the blight of the family.
Synonyms: , , ,the state or result of being blighted or deteriorated; dilapidation; decay.
urban blight.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to suffer blight.
blight
/ ɪ /
noun
any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting See also potato blight
any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants
a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity
an ugly urban district
the state or condition of being blighted or spoilt
verb
to cause or suffer a blight
(tr) to frustrate or disappoint
(tr) to spoil; destroy
blight
Any of numerous plant diseases that cause leaves, stems, fruits, and tissues to wither and die. Rust, mildew, and smut are blights.
The bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.
Other Word Forms
- blightingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of blight1
Word History and Origins
Origin of blight1
Example Sentences
But while Verrelli belongs to one side in the ongoing debate among conservation biologists, the other includes those who believe cities are an incurable blight and that their spread must be reduced or reversed.
They have for months complained that their lives have been blighted by the noise of the loudspeakers coming from both the South and North, sometimes in the middle of the night.
The mayor of the region's biggest city, Cali, said the city had returned to 1989, when it was blighted by the drugs trade and cartel violence.
The funds, raised by a private trust, includes $24m for a housing fund and $60m for a cultural preservation fund focused on "reducing blight".
I wish we could point to a new robust corner of Minnehaha and Lake Street where the condemned Third Precinct still blights the corner, but we can’t.
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