to blight
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7.6
- verb
- /blaɪt/
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- Now, as you know all too well, our nation's schools have been blighted by the false kindness of namby-pamby, touchy-feely policies for far too long.
- blighted area
- his blighted life
- become blighted
And you do come from a sport that has been blighted over the years by performance enhancing drugs.
- And you do come from a sport that has been blighted over the years by performance enhancing drugs.
Examples
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These unwanted and intrusive calls blight the lives of far too many of our citizens.
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Moreover, no one should have one's emotional development blighted by fear and anxiety.
Academic text (2014) -
Its consequence blights my existence.
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And, after all, what is more miserable than a love-blighted life?
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Anything to get off this blighted dustball and back to civilization.
Fiction book (2001) -
The weather remained cruel, and the land looked blighted, the fields slathered with water.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's so sad to see this beautiful pastoral countryside... blighted by the greed of a few men in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
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Parker actively promoted efforts to redevelop blighted areas, encourage private investment, and return city-owned properties to the tax rolls.
Academic text (2017) -
The guiding principle is that depression is an imbalance or sickness that blights humanity's natural upbeat outlook.
Academic text (2005) -
The harsh weather can blight crops, leading to a poor harvest this year.
Synonyms
121
5.6
To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things
Antonyms
Compounds
A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for
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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
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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 Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blight as a verb comes from the same idea of a damaging disease, so to blight something is to 'make it wither' or ruin its chances. That's why to blight a crop, a project, or a place means to harm it so it cannot grow or succeed.