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Meaning of 'blight'
Meaning of 'blight' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Blight 
[ n.]
- Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as
a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the
whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or
atmospheric influences. [ n.]- The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.
- That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
- A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects.
- A rashlike eruption on the human skin.
2. Blight [ v. i.]
- To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never
blights. [ v. i.]3. Blight [ v. t.]
- To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth
and fertility of. [ v. t.]- Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects.
Meaning of 'blight' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. blight [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- cause to suffer a blight
- cause to suffer a blight
Example in sentence:
- Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
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