blight

[US]/blaɪt/
[UK]/blaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi, which causes the plant to wither and die
vt. to cause to wither or decay; to ruin
vi. to wither or decay

Phrases & Collocations

urban blight

blight on crops

economic blight

late blight

Example Sentences

a late blight of tomato

Bankruptcy was the blight of the family.

The blight took these tomatoes.

The blight struck the crop.

the blight of litter on the beach

her remorse could be a blight on that happiness.

a blighted urban area;

Frost blighted the crops.

blight in the potatoes

There is a blight on all his efforts.

the vines suffered blight and disease.

the depressing urban blight that lies to the south of the city.

a peach tree blighted by leaf curl.

The frost has blighted my crops.

Blighted stems often canker.

the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians.

plans to establish enterprise zones in blighted areas.

shopping developments have already blighted other parts of the city beyond recall.

Real-world Examples

Mr Modi could help end this blight.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But the principal culprit is Cryphonectria parasitica, the fungus that causes chestnut blight.

Source: The Economist - Technology

And how disadvantage casts a sometimes irreparable blight over people's lives.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

They actually blight out the sun.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Girls, her grandmother told her, were a blight; a boy was worth 15 times as much.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Blight is a name for any plant disease.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

A survey by the environment ministry shows that fewer places are blighted by tags than ever.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The blight came and made the air smell like death.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

A disease called filbert blight is what has historically kept people from growing filberts in the eastern United States.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

It blighted her life for decades and drove her to become suicidal.

Source: Time

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