All blight synonyms

verb blight

• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• 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.
• annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
• wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
• damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
• disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
• trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
• shrivel — shrink, dry up
• foul up — something that is foul.
• mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
• nip in the bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.