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

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, […]”

CEFR level