blight
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7.4
- noun
- /blaɪt/
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deterioro urbano
- "The costly blight of graffiti affects communities of all sizes, all across the nation" (Kab 2005).
- urban blight
- blight designation
Well, first, I'd escape the blight of homelessness that's destroying the state.
- Well, first, I'd escape the blight of homelessness that's destroying the state.
- And increasingly that has been a blight on our economic system, increasing every year.
- So the healthcare disparities that we face in the US today, biracial background, are profound, and I think they're a blight on our national image.
- I, I was just in blight right from the ground.
- Lawsuit after lawsuit, the blight of financial ruin if you violated his non disclosure clauses.
Examples
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A blight has fallen over Ireland.
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And increasingly that has been a blight on our economic system, increasing every year.
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So, you know, conflict is a blight on development.
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I am sure that all of you will have noticed the return of a blight to our streets.
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Then a strange blight crept over the area, and everything began to change.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, first, I'd escape the blight of homelessness that's destroying the state.
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Graffiti is considered, therefore, as blight and cannot be excused or ignored.
Academic text (2011) -
Abandoned buildings, overgrown homesteads, urban blight, and decay all have a hidden story.
Blog text (29) -
So the healthcare disparities that we face in the US today, biracial background, are profound, and I think they're a blight on our national image.
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The abandoned buildings became a blight on the neighborhood, drawing in crime and neglect.
Synonyms
1
6.9
A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for
Antonyms
Compounds
A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for
- Specialized
1
7.6
A fungus that makes open sores on American chestnut trees and often kills them
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1
7.7
A serious disease caused by bacteria that makes apple and pear shoots and flowers turn black and die
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A plant disease that makes blister-like spots on leaves and shoots, often in tea plants or pine trees
- Specialized
A disease caused by a fungus that makes spots or sores on celery leaves
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A disease of coffee plants caused by fungi or bacteria that reduces the amount and quality of beans
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A disease that makes the bark near the base of apple and pear tree trunks decay and form wounds
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A small woolly insect that feeds on the bark and roots of apple trees
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A disease that makes apple tree leaves and fruit rot and can kill trees
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A serious plant disease that attacks potatoes and tomatoes late in the growing season
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A plant disease caused by bacteria that makes spots with yellow rings on leaves
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A disease from a fungus that attacks wheat or barley heads and reduces the crop
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A disease that makes threads of fungus grow on branches and leaves of tropical trees like cacao or tea
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A disease caused by a fungus that makes raspberry stems wilt and get dark spots near the leaves
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A disease of walnut trees that makes dark, sunken spots on leaves, shoots, and nuts
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blight was first used for plant disease and then used by people to describe places or things that look ruined, as if a disease had spread there. That's why blight means a state of damage, decay, or ruin.