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blight Noun 1. a person or thing that spoils or prevents growth 2. any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting 3. a fungus or insect that causes blight in plants 4. an ugly urban district Verb 1. to cause to suffer a blight 2. to frustrate or disappoint: blighted love 3. to destroy: the event blighted her life [origin unknown]
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blight noun 1. curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague, hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness << OPPOSITE blessing noun 2. disease, plague, pest, fungus, contamination, mildew, contagion, infestation, pestilence, canker, cancer Translations blight n blight [blait] a disease in plants that withers them potato blight. skimmel, roes, عاهَةٌ، آفَةٌ болеет по растенията plíseň, sněť -syge; -pest der Mehltau ερυσίβη (ασθένεια των φυτών) tizón, añublo lehemädanik آفت rutto rouille שִׁידָפוֹן, כִּימָשוֹן मौसम की वजह से पौधों को होने वाला एक रोग snijet, medljika penész penyakit tumbuhan gróðurplága ruggine 胴枯れ病 충해 amaras miltrasa hawar planteziekte plantesykdom, –råte, meldogg rdza zbożowa míldio tăciune, mană болезнь растений с быстрым увяданием plieseň, sneť rja, snet gara mjöldagg โรคพืช kıran (植物)枯萎病 скручування پودوں کی بیماری bệnh tàn rụi cây (植物)枯萎病 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From hugs and blights to fuel-laden, tinder-dry forests, Mother Nature is sounding a wake-up call that we'd all do well to heed. Once an area is declared blighted and a project area established, CRAs at times contribute to blight problems by encouraging the development of shopping malls which pull trade away from mom-and-pop retailers and drive them out of business, further deteriorating troubled areas or creating new blights, the grand jury found. But decades of study didn't discover the small viruses thought to cause at least some of these blights. |
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