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- [blahyt]
- /blaɪt/
- /blaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blahyt]
- /blaɪt/
Definitions of blight word
- variable noun blight You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. 3
- verb blight If something blights your life or your hopes, it damages and spoils them. If something blights an area, it spoils it and makes it unattractive. 3
- uncountable noun blight Blight is a disease which makes plants dry up and die. 3
- noun blight any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting 3
- noun blight any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants 3
- noun blight a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity 3
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Origin of blight
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blight
verb blight
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- taint — the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
- nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
Antonyms for blight
verb blight
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
Top questions with blight
- what is blight?
- what is a blight?
- what causes tomato blight?
- what is tomato blight?
- how to treat tomato blight?
- what is fire blight?
- what does tomato blight look like?
- what does blight mean?
- how to prevent tomato blight?
- how to get rid of blight on tomatoes?
- what is urban blight?
- how to prevent blight on tomatoes?
- what is leaf blight?
- how to stop blight on tomato plants?
- how to get rid of fire blight?
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