Blight

Definitions

1. A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
   countable, uncountable
2. The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
   countable, uncountable
3. A state of cloudy, humid weather.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
4. A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
   broadly, countable, dated, uncountable
5. Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
6. A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.
   countable, figuratively, specifically, uncountable

Equivalents

17 more languages

العربيةالجفافيرقان

Българскиглавняразвалямръжда

Bosanskimalrana

Češtinaneštěstíplíseňpohromaránasněťzkazitzničitzruinovat+ 5 more

Suomikaristetautipilatapunoitusrappioriesaruosteturmellavitsaus+ 5 more

Gaeilgedúchansmól

Gàidhligcnàmhgaiseadh

Hrvatskimalrana

Bahasa Indonesiahawar

Italianoobliterarerovina

Kurdîhawarmal

Latinarōbīgōuredo

Te Reo Māorimahaki

Polskizgnilizna

Русскийвредительвредитьми́лдьюожогпо́рчаразрушать+ 3 more

Српскиmalrana

తెలుగుతెగులు

Examples

“Proceed, inhuman Parent in thy Scorn; / Root up my Trees, vvith Blites deſtroy my Corn; / My Vineyards Ruin, and my Sheepfolds burn.”

“As ſudden blights corrupt the ripen'd grain, / And of its verdure ſpoil the mournful plain; / So hapleſs love⟳ on blooming features preys, / So hapleſs love⟳ deſtroys our peaceful days.”

“Some there are vvho imagine⟳ the moſt deſtructive Blights vvhich attend⟳ Fruit-Trees, are produc'd by ſmall Shovvers of Rain⟳, or vvhite Hoar-Froſts falling upon the Bloſſoms of Fruit-trees, vvhich being ſucceeded by cold North or Eaſterly VVinds, or froſty Mornings, are the Occaſion of the frequent Blights vvhich happen⟳ in the Spring⟳ Seaſon: […]”

“A blight in 1855–56 set⟳ back the industry, many plantations being ruined and then given over to sugar cane. After the blight had disappeared, the plantations were re-established, and prosperity continued for years.”

“And the youth stood by thy side and whispered to thee; and from his lips there came a reeking smoke⟳, and in that smoke⟳ as in a blight the wings withered up.”

“But a blight had come⟳ over my existence, and I only visited these people for the sake of the information they might give⟳ me on the subject in which my interest⟳ was so terribly profound.”

“He saw⟳ her image in the blight and blackness all around him, not irradiating but deepening the gloom.”

“She moved about the country like⟳ a ghost, gathering herbs in dark loanings, lingering in kirkyairds, and casting a blight on innocent bairns.”

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