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- Dictionaryblight/blʌɪt/
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 neighbourhood" 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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BLIGHT definition: 1. a disease that damages and kills plants 2. something that spoils or has a very bad effect on…. Learn more.
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.
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.
blight. (blīt) n. 1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues. b. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight. 2. a.
Blight definition: the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.. See examples of BLIGHT used in a sentence.
Definition of blight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BLIGHT meaning: 1. something that has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: 2. to cause damage to…. Learn more.
