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blighted

American  
[blahy-tid] / ˈblaɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. Plant Pathology. affected with blight, a disease or condition characterized by the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.

    Small, black fungal fruiting bodies form on the blighted twigs and produce infective spores.

  2. dilapidated or deteriorated.

    They saw the potential for the blighted building to provide affordable housing once renovated, and took on the project.

  3. (of a region, city, area, etc.) not flourishing; stagnant, run-down, socially depressed, etc..

    A new fitness center and natural foods market are replacing a blighted corner with jobs, economic activity, and healthier lifestyles.

  4. ruined or marred.

    The people who forget their past are condemned to a blighted future.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of blight.

Other Word Forms

  • unblighted adjective
  • unblightedly adverb
  • unblightedness noun

Etymology

Origin of blighted

blight + -ed 2 ( def. ) blight for defs. 1, 2, 4; blight + -ed 3 ( def. ) blight for def. 3; blight + -ed 1 ( def. ) blighted for def. 5

Example Sentences

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England opener Ben Duckett says greater professionalism this summer will be a major "priority" for him following a winter Ashes series blighted by off-the-field issues.

From BBC

Hodgson's previous spell was blighted by a financial crisis, and this is another job that requires the ship to be steadied.

From BBC

The England and Wales Cricket Board's review came after this winter's 4-1 Ashes defeat, a tour blighted by poor planning, substandard performances and off-field issues.

From BBC

It was a tour which critics claimed involved inadequate planning, and which was blighted by poor performances and off-the-field issues.

From BBC

McCullum, director of cricket Rob Key and Test captain Ben Stokes are to remain in their posts despite the 4-1 Test defeat in Australia, a tour blighted by poor planning, substandard performances and off-field issues.

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