Blight synonym
noun a state or condition being blighted.noun any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting.verb transitive to spoil or ruin (something)įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.verb transitive to cause to suffer blight.noun by extension anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life.noun the bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition.noun any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts.noun United States A rashlike eruption on the human skin.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun (Zoöl.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches - also applied to several other injurious insects.noun That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes that which impairs or destroys.noun The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.noun Mildew decay anything nipping or blasting - applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.transitive verb Hence: To destroy the happiness of to ruin to mar essentially to frustrate.transitive verb To affect with blight to blast to prevent the growth and fertility of.
intransitive verb To be affected by blight to blast.See also tea-bug.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.