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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"
blight. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English blight1 /blaɪt/ noun 1 [ singular, uncountable] an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and die 2 [ singular] something that makes people unhappy or that spoils their lives or the environment they live in blight on Her guilty secret was a blight on her happiness ...
[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.
4 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.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun blight. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. blight has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plant pathology (early 1600s) pathology (early 1600s) insects (1800s) weather (1840s)
v.t. to cause to wither or decay; blast: Frost blighted the crops. to destroy; ruin; frustrate: Illness blighted his hopes. v.i. to suffer blight. of uncertain origin, originally 1605–15. blight′ing•ly, adv. 2. . curse, plague, scourge, bane. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blight /blaɪt/ n.
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. features: Word Combinations ( noun, verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. plant. Definition of blight. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
May 31, 2023 · Blight refers to a group of plant pathogens that cause plants to undergo chlorosis (yellowing) then browning and then die-off in parts of the plant. The impacted areas could include leaves, branches, flowers, fruits, stalks, seedlings, tubers, etc. As with many plant pathogens, many types of blights are highly contagious.
