blight

/blˈa‍ɪt/

/ˈbɫaɪt/

Blight

any disease that causes a plant to wither and eventually dies

a state or condition being blighted

to blight

MAIN VERB

cause to suffer a blight

synonyms : plague

Examples

1. Decades of conflict and corruption have blighted its health care system.

2. So, in science, two false approaches blight progress.

3. And blight means infestation, mildew, and mold.

4. Every political generation, ladies and gentlemen, is blighted by a version of this.