blight
To affect the fertility or growth of with a blight, especially one caused by a fungusTo affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
» The sugar cane blight ruined the harvest.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
(broadly, dated, transitive)To affect (a body part) with a disease.
(figuratively, transitive)To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
beschädigen, ruinieren, verderben
вреди́тьvredítʹ, разруша́тьrazrušátʹ
(intransitive)Of a plant: to suffer blight (noun sense 1.1).
This vine never blights.
cause to suffer a blight
Examples
5 sentencesThe sugar cane blight ruined the harvest.
The doctor said that this blight is immedicable.
deDer Arzt sagte, dass diese Krankheit unheilbar sei. — Haehnchenpaella
A blight that turned perfectly healthy trees into dead ones.
The governor's recent scandal was a blight on her otherwise pristine track record.
The potato blight ruined the crop across Ireland.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
The etymology of the noun is uncertain; suggested derivations include the following:The etymology of the noun is uncertain; suggested derivations include the following:
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Forms
blights, blighting, blighted, blightedSynonyms
31 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle