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blight
blight B0323100 (blīt)n.1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues.b. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.2. a. An agent or action that harms or ruins the value or success of something: "the heavy-handed, moralistic parenting that was the blight of the traditional family" (Theodore Roszack).b. A condition or result of harmful or ruinous action: policies that lifted the city from economic blight.v. blight·ed, blight·ing, blights v.tr.1. To cause (a plant, for example) to undergo blight.2. To have a deleterious effect on; ruin. See Synonyms at blast.v.intr. To suffer blight.
[Origin unknown.]blight (blaɪt) n1. (Plant Pathology) any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting. See also potato blight2. (Plant Pathology) any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants3. a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity4. an ugly urban district5. the state or condition of being blighted or spoiltvb6. to cause or suffer a blight7. (tr) to frustrate or disappoint8. (tr) to spoil; destroy[C17: perhaps related to Old English blǣce rash; compare bleach]blight (blaɪt)
n. 1. a. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. b. any of various plant diseases so characterized. 2. any cause of impairment or frustration. 3. the state or result of being deteriorated or ruined: urban blight. v.t. 4. to cause to wither or decay. 5. to destroy; ruin; frustrate: Illness blighted her hopes. v.i. 6. to suffer blight. [1605–15; of uncertain orig.] blight (blīt)1. Any of numerous plant diseases that cause leaves, stems, fruits, and tissues to wither and die. Rust, mildew, and smut are blights.2. The bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.blight
Past participle: blighted
Gerund: blighting
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| I blight | | you blight | | he/she/it blights | | we blight | | you blight | | they blight |
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| I blighted | | you blighted | | he/she/it blighted | | we blighted | | you blighted | | they blighted |
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| I am blighting | | you are blighting | | he/she/it is blighting | | we are blighting | | you are blighting | | they are blighting |
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| I have blighted | | you have blighted | | he/she/it has blighted | | we have blighted | | you have blighted | | they have blighted |
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| I was blighting | | you were blighting | | he/she/it was blighting | | we were blighting | | you were blighting | | they were blighting |
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| I had blighted | | you had blighted | | he/she/it had blighted | | we had blighted | | you had blighted | | they had blighted |
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| I will blight | | you will blight | | he/she/it will blight | | we will blight | | you will blight | | they will blight |
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| I will have blighted | | you will have blighted | | he/she/it will have blighted | | we will have blighted | | you will have blighted | | they will have blighted |
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| I will be blighting | | you will be blighting | | he/she/it will be blighting | | we will be blighting | | you will be blighting | | they will be blighting |
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| I have been blighting | | you have been blighting | | he/she/it has been blighting | | we have been blighting | | you have been blighting | | they have been blighting |
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| I will have been blighting | | you will have been blighting | | he/she/it will have been blighting | | we will have been blighting | | you will have been blighting | | they will have been blighting |
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| I had been blighting | | you had been blighting | | he/she/it had been blighting | | we had been blighting | | you had been blighting | | they had been blighting |
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| I would blight | | you would blight | | he/she/it would blight | | we would blight | | you would blight | | they would blight |
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| I would have blighted | | you would have blighted | | he/she/it would have blighted | | we would have blighted | | you would have blighted | | they would have blighted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  blight - a state or condition being blighteddesolation, devastation - the state of being decayed or destroyed | | 2. |  blight - any plant disease resulting in withering without rottingalder blight - a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)apple blight, apple canker - a disease of apple treesbeet blight - a disease of beet plantsblister blight - a disease of tea plantsblister blight - a disease of Scotch pinescane blight - a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)chestnut blight, chestnut canker, chestnut-bark disease - a disease of American chestnut treescoffee blight - a blight affecting the coffee plantcollar blight - a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple treesbean blight, halo spot, halo blight - a blight of bean plantshalo blight - a blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasseshead blight - a blight of the heads of cerealslate blight - blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestansleaf blight - any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plantpeach blight - a disease of trees bearing drupespotato blight, potato disease, potato mildew, potato mold, potato murrain - a blight of potatoesrim blight - a disease of tea plantsspinach blight - a disease of spinach plantsspur blight - a disease of raspberriesstem blight - a fungous blight attacking the stems of plantsstripe blight - a disease of oatsthread blight - a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus)tomato blight, tomato yellows - a disease of tomato plantstwig blight - a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plantswalnut blight - a disease of English walnut treesplant disease - a disease that affects plants | | Verb | 1. |  blight - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"plagueafflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" |
blightnoun1. curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague, hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness urban blight and unacceptable poverty
curse help, service, favour, blessing, boon, bounty, godsend, benefaction2. disease, plague, pest, fungus, contamination, mildew, contagion, infestation, pestilence, canker, cancer the worst year of the potato blightverb1. frustrate, destroy, ruin, crush, mar, dash, wreck, spoil, scar, undo, mess up, annihilate, nullify, put a damper on families whose lives were blighted by unemploymentblightverbTo spoil or destroy:blast, dash, nip.Translationsblight (blait) noun a disease in plants that withers them. potato blight. (植物)枯萎病 （植物）枯萎病 blight
a blight on the landSomething that is environmentally harmful or destructive. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing see it as a blight on the land.See also: blight, land, onblight on the landFig. something that harms the land or the enviornment. Your garage is ugly! No, it's a blight on the land!See also: blight, land, onblight
blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g., chestnut blight), and protists (e.g., potato blight). Other plant afflictions (caused by insects or unfavorable climatic conditions) that display similar symptoms are also called blights. See diseases of plantsdiseases of plants.
Most plant diseases are caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Although the term disease is usually used only for the destruction of live plants, the action of dry rot and the rotting of harvested crops in storage or transport is similar to the rots
..... Click the link for more information. .BlightA term applied to a deteriorating influence or condition which affects the value of a property or real estate.Blight an injury to a plant caused by intense sunlight or contrasting temperatures. Blights also include diseases caused by certain fungi, for example, Monilia cinerea, and by bacteria, for example, Bacterium amylovorum; such blights are infectious. Injuries caused by the incorrect use of pesticides are often called blights. Blights result in the withering of parts of the bark, shoots, leaves, and flowers. They often kill plants. Coating tree trunks and thick branches with milk of lime is recommended for the control of sun and heat blights. Infectious blights can be controlled through the use of insecticides, fungicides, or bactericides and by pruning and burning affected plant parts. The instructions for the use of pesticides must be carefully followed to prevent the pesticides from blighting the plants. blight[blīt] (plant pathology) Any plant disease or injury that results in general withering and death of the plant without rotting. blightIn plants, a fungus disease causing them to wither.blight
blight Veterinary medicine
A highly contagious pinkeye-like keratoconjunctivitis that affects cattle, caused by Moraxella bovis, an obligate intracellular, gram-negative aerobic bacillus, which is spread by direct contact or via the common fly.
Clinical findings
Purulent conjunctivitis, oedema, corneal opacity and ulceration, loss of appetite, weight loss.
Management
Long-acting antibiotics—e.g., tetracycline.blight any of various plant diseases caused by microorganisms, where the entire plant is infected and soon dies.Blight
BlightDilapidated or abandoned property. Blight causes low property values in the surrounding area, and is strongly associated with crime and capital flight. Many municipalities take steps to reduce blight; for example, a city may offer a tax incentive for a business to move into a blighted area or a grant to repair a building. Some blighted areas, however, are considered to be beyond repair.blight
Related to blight: chestnut blight, fire blight, potato blight, tomato blightSynonyms for blightnoun curseSynonyms- curse
- suffering
- evil
- depression
- corruption
- distress
- pollution
- misery
- plague
- hardship
- woe
- misfortune
- contamination
- adversity
- scourge
- affliction
- bane
- wretchedness
Antonyms- help
- service
- favour
- blessing
- boon
- bounty
- godsend
- benefaction
noun diseaseSynonyms- disease
- plague
- pest
- fungus
- contamination
- mildew
- contagion
- infestation
- pestilence
- canker
- cancer
verb frustrateSynonyms- frustrate
- destroy
- ruin
- crush
- mar
- dash
- wreck
- spoil
- scar
- undo
- mess up
- annihilate
- nullify
- put a damper on
Synonyms for blightverb to spoil or destroySynonymsSynonyms for blightnoun a state or condition being blightedRelated Wordsnoun any plant disease resulting in withering without rottingRelated Words- alder blight
- apple blight
- apple canker
- beet blight
- blister blight
- cane blight
- chestnut blight
- chestnut canker
- chestnut-bark disease
- coffee blight
- collar blight
- bean blight
- halo spot
- halo blight
- head blight
- late blight
- leaf blight
- peach blight
- potato blight
- potato disease
- potato mildew
- potato mold
- potato murrain
- rim blight
- spinach blight
- spur blight
- stem blight
- stripe blight
- thread blight
- tomato blight
- tomato yellows
- twig blight
- walnut blight
- plant disease
verb cause to suffer a blightSynonymsRelated Words |