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- DictionaryBlight/blīt/
noun
- 1. a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts: "the vines suffered blight and disease"
- 2. a thing that spoils or damages something: "the vacant properties are a blight on the neighborhood"
verb
- 1. have a severely detrimental effect on: "the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians"
- 2. infect (plants) with blight: "a peach tree blighted by leaf curl"
something that has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: the blight of poverty / unemployment. He became a blight on their lives. blight. verb [ T ] to cause damage to or have a bad effect on something: Injury has blighted his career. (Definition of blight from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. us / blaɪt / uk / blaɪt / Add to word list Add to word list. [ U ] a disease that damages and kills plants. [ S or U ] something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. apple scab.
A blight is a disease that hurts plants and makes their leaves wither. It can also affect neighborhoods. Urban blight refers to a part of the city where things are falling apart. Blight rhymes with bright, but it’s the opposite of sunshine; instead of making plants grow, it cripples them.
[singular, uncountable] blight (on somebody/something) something that has a bad effect on a situation, a person’s life or the environment. His death cast a blight on the whole of that year. urban blight (= areas in a city that are ugly or not cared for well) Her divorce was a great blight on her life.
3 days ago · blight in American English. (blaɪt ) noun. 1. any atmospheric or soil condition, parasite, or insect that kills, withers, or checks the growth of plants. 2. any of several plant diseases, as rust, mildew, or smut. 3. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation.
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. See more
Definition of blight verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
