单词	blighted
释义	blighted adjective blight·​ed ˈblī-təd  1 botany : affected with blight (see blight entry 1 sense 1) a blighted plant This pathogen causes blighted flowers, heavy leaf spotting, and the death of young, green shoots. Elsie Cox 2 : in a badly damaged or deteriorated condition a blighted landscape a blighted city … the physicians who work here in some of the nation's most blighted neighborhoods … Malcolm Gladwell 3 : made ineffectual : defeated or frustrated blighted dreams At every point we are confronted with shattered promises, blighted hopes, irreconcilable dilemmas, good intentions gone astray … Gertrude Himmelfarb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city councilman was convicted of improperly seeking donations in 2018 from a former Bengal turned developer Chinedum Ndukwe, who was working to redevelop a blighted downtown property. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 22 July 2022 Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy said Tuesday that in rem foreclosures, a process newly approved for Baltimore, could significantly speed up the way the city takes possession of vacant and blighted properties. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022 While the city has razed thousands of blighted homes since the foreclosure crisis ravaged Cleveland neighborhoods in the mid-to-late 2000s, the city is still trailing a lingering problem. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 4 June 2022 Redlining maps at the time labeled the area as blighted and hazardous due to its concentration of Black residents. Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2022 Owners of vacant and blighted properties in the city are charged a higher property tax rate, an incentive to ensure District buildings are taken care of and put to good use. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 1 Oct. 2021 Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 1 Oct. 2021 Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 1 Oct. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1 blighted 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in stunted Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stunted sparse dormant Antonyms & Near Antonyms prosperous rampant weedy lush luxuriant rank lavish overgrown verdant overrun profuse See More 2 as in damaged Synonyms & Similar Words damaged blemished disfigured marred misshapen broken spoiled impaired vitiated injured malformed defaced wretched atrocious unfinished execrable fallible inadequate deficient unpolished defective insufficient inaccurate wrong imprecise incomplete flawed imperfect incorrect inexact faulty wanting bad amiss censurable reproachable Antonyms & Near Antonyms unblemished perfect immaculate ideal faultless irreproachable flawless absolute impeccable seamless picture-perfect prime great indefectible letter-perfect marvellous excellent marvelous expert consummate masterly terrific fabulous fine superb superior superlative grand classic unsurpassed picture-book top dandy first-class first-rate top-notch See More blighted 2 of 2 verb past tense of blight as in ruined Synonyms & Similar Words ruined damaged blemished impaired mutilated marred flawed harmed injured vitiated hurt wrecked spoiled destroyed muddled spoilt blundered mangled mismanaged piffled botched bungled murdered butchered screwed up dubbed boggled mucked up booted bumbled gummed (up) muffed fluffed loused up foozled flubbed mishandled fumbled fouled up bobbled blew bollixed (up) buggered (up) goofed (up) messed (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms improved helped enhanced bettered ameliorated remedied refined rectified reformed repaired fixed meliorated renovated revamped reconditioned patched doctored See More
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