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Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
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Urban Blight (band) — Urban Blight was a ska band featured on Rockapella s Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? album. With the song Beautiful Place (NYC) … Wikipedia
blight´ing|ly — blight «blyt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a disease that causes plants to wither and die. Blights are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses and destroy the tissues of the plant. »The apple crop was wiped out by blight. 2. the bacterium, fungus, or virus … Useful english dictionary
blight — n. 1) to cast, put a blight on, upon 2) a potato blight 3) urban blight 4) a blight on (a blight on one s honor) * * * [blaɪt] put a blight on upon a potato blight to cast urban blight a blight on (a blight on one s honor) … Combinatory dictionary
blight — blightingly, adv. /bluyt/, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. b. a disease so characterized. 2. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the… … Universalium
blight — {{11}}blight (n.) 1610s, origin obscure; according to OED it emerged into literary speech from the talk of gardeners and farmers, perhaps ultimately from O.E. blæce, blæcðu, a scrofulous skin condition and/or from O.N. blikna become pale. Used in … Etymology dictionary
blight — blight1 [ blaıt ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) something that damages or spoils something else: economic/moral/urban blight blight on: The threat of war cast a blight on their happiness. 2. ) a serious disease affecting plants and crops blight… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blight — I UK [blaɪt] / US noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a serious disease affecting plants and crops 2) something that damages or spoils something else economic/moral/urban blight blight on: The threat of war cast a blight on their happiness. II UK… … English dictionary
blight — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1578 1. a. a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (as leaves and tubers) b. an organism (as an insect or a fungus) that causes blight 2. something… … New Collegiate Dictionary
blight — [[t]bla͟ɪt[/t]] blights, blighting, blighted 1) N VAR: usu with supp You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America...… … English dictionary
blight — [[t]blaɪt[/t]] n. 1) ppa a) the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues b) any of various plant diseases so characterized 2) any cause of impairment or frustration 3) soc the state or result of being deteriorated or … From formal English to slang
