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Blight

blʌɪt

Blight definitions

noun

Inflections:

blight blights

a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts

"the vines suffered blight and disease"

Synonyms:
disease canker infestation fungus mildew mould rot decay
a thing that spoils or damages something

"the vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood"

Synonyms:
affliction scourge bane curse plague menace evil misfortune woe calamity trouble ordeal thorn in one's flesh/side trial tribulation visitation nuisance pest pollution contamination cancer canker
- an ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area
  
  "the city's high-rise social housing had become synonymous with urban blight"

verb

Inflections:

blight blighted blighting blights

have a severely detrimental effect on

"the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians"

Synonyms:
ruin wreck spoil disrupt undo mar play havoc with make a mess of put an end to end bring to an end put a stop to prevent frustrate crush quell quash dash destroy scotch shatter devastate demolish sabotage
infect (plants) with blight

"a peach tree blighted by leaf curl"

Synonyms:
infect wither shrivel blast mildew nip in the bud kill destroy