Meaning of urban blight | Babel Free

Definitions

Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Walking around SoHo's glamorous bistros and boutiques it is difficult to imagine that a few decades ago the area was urban blight that the city wanted to knock down and build a freeway through.”

“Even then, Baltimore had a reputation for intractable urban blight, but I cherished the city for its unexpected gems, […]”

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