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blighted

/ˈblaɪtɪd/

blightedadjective

more blighted

Comp.

most blighted

Super.

/ˈblaɪtɪd/

Translations

ravagéSe dit d’un lieu, d’une récolte ou d’une chose gravement abîmée ou ruinée.

The blighted neighborhood was in desperate need of revitalization.

Le quartier ravagé avait désespérément besoin d’être revitalisé.

Additional translations

délabréPour un lieu en état de déclin ou de dégradation.

Definitions

Affected by blight; in a state of decline or decay.

The blighted neighborhood was in desperate need of revitalization.

Spoiled, damaged, or ruined.

The blighted crops were a result of the severe drought.

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blightverb

blighted

Past Simple

blighted

Past Simple

blighted

Past Participle

blighting

ing-form

/blaɪt/

Translations

ravagerPour une action qui détruit ou abîme gravement des cultures ou des biens.

The harsh winter blighted the crops, leaving the farmers with little to harvest.

Le rude hiver a ravagé les cultures, laissant aux agriculteurs peu de choses à récolter.

flétrirPour une plante qui se fane, dépérit ou est atteinte par la maladie.

The tulip bulbs blighted before they had a chance to bloom.

Les bulbes de tulipes ont flétri avant d'avoir eu la chance de fleurir.

Definitions

To cause to wither or decay; to destroy or ruin.

The harsh winter blighted the crops, leaving the farmers with little to harvest.

To suffer or be affected by blight; to become blighted.

The tulip bulbs blighted before they had a chance to bloom.

Synonyms

blightnoun

Definitions

A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts, that results in withering and death of parts of the plant.

The farmer was devastated to find that a blight had spread through his entire crop of tomatoes.

A thing that spoils or damages something.

The abandoned factory was considered a blight on the otherwise beautiful landscape of the town.

An ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area.

The city council is working on a plan to address the urban blight affecting the downtown area.

blightadjective

Definitions

Relating to, caused by, or affected with blight; used attributively to modify another noun.

Farmers are testing new blight control methods to protect their crops.