blight
//blaɪt//
Noun
blightSingular
blightsPlural
1
A plant disease, typically caused by fungi, that results in withering, browning, and death of plant tissue.
The potato blight destroyed most of the crops in the region.
2
Something that spoils, damages, or destroys; a cause of impairment or destruction.
Poverty is a blight on society.
3
An ugly or neglected urban area characterized by decay and deterioration.
The city council launched a project to revitalize the urban blight in the downtown area.
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Verb
blightInfinitive
blightPresent tense
blightedPast tense
blightedPast participle
blightingPresent participle
blightsThird-person singular
1
To cause a plant to wither and die from disease.
The fungal infection blighted the tomato plants in our garden.
2
To spoil, harm, or destroy something; to have a severely detrimental effect on.
The scandal blighted his political career.