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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" Similar
- 2. a thing that spoils or damages something: "the vacant properties are a blight on the neighborhood" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. have a severely detrimental effect on: "the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians" Similar
- 2. infect (plants) with blight: "a peach tree blighted by leaf curl" Similar
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The meaning of BLIGHT is a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers). How to use blight in a sentence.
BLIGHT definition: 1. a disease that damages and kills plants 2. something that spoils or has a very bad effect on…. Learn more.
Blight definition: the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.. See examples of BLIGHT used in a sentence.
You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America. Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
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.
Definition of blight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
blight something to have a bad effect on something, especially by causing a lot of problems. His career has been blighted by injuries. an area blighted by unemployment
BLIGHT meaning: 1. something that has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: 2. to cause damage to…. Learn more.
1. You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. [...] 2. If something blights your life or your hopes, it damages and spoils them. If something blights an area, it spoils it and makes it unattractive. [...] 3. Blight is a disease which makes plants dry up and die. [...] More.
( blaɪt) n. 1. (Plant Pathology) any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting. See also potato blight. 2. (Plant Pathology) any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants. 3. a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity.
