blight
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.
the state or result of being blighted or deteriorated; dilapidation; decay: urban blight.
to suffer blight.
Origin of blight
1Other words for blight
Other words from blight
- blight·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use blight in a sentence
Very little of the scandal that hung over the Asturian throne like a blighting cloud was hidden from him.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteBut my limited experience of the Mahajan of Champaran has made me revise the accepted opinion about his 'blighting influence.'
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiBut he now spoke to one bereft of sense—of any feeling save that of choking, withering, blighting agony.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorHelping all urchin blasts, remedying or preventing the blighting influence of evil spirits.
Milton's Comus | John MiltonIt sometimes happens that entire branches or arms have to be cut away on account of blighting.
Dwarf Fruit Trees | F. A. Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for blight
/ (blaɪt) /
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
to cause or suffer a blight
(tr) to frustrate or disappoint
(tr) to spoil; destroy
Origin of blight
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for blight
[ blīt ]
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.
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