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Blighted

verb/kˈændɪət/
Definition
cause to suffer a blight
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈændɪət/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɔɪlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɔɪlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈændɪət/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to suffer a blight
“Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”
adjectiveaffected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
“a blighted rose”
Word Forms
blightnounany plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
plaguenouna swarm of insects that attack plants
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verdorben
Ursache, eine Seuche zu erleiden
🇫🇷French
dévasté
faire souffrir un fléau
🇪🇸Spanish
arruinado
causar sufrir una plaga
🇮🇹Italian
rovinato
far soffrire una piaga
🇳🇱Dutch
verwoest
reden om een ​​plaag te ondergaan
🇵🇹Portuguese
arruinado
fazer sofrer uma praga
🇷🇺Russian
испорченный
стать причиной болезни
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अभिशप्त
कष्ट सहने का कारण बनना
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্ষুব্ধ
একটি ব্লাইট ভোগা কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
கருகியது
ப்ளைட்டின் பாதிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும்
🇮🇳Telugu
మొద్దుబారిపోయింది
ఆకుమచ్చ వ్యాధికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुखापत
अनिष्ट परिणाम सहन करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસ્વસ્થ
બ્લાઇટ ભોગવવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸಿದೆ
ರೋಗವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ഷയിച്ചു
ഒരു വരൾച്ച അനുഭവിക്കാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁਲਸਿਆ
ਇੱਕ ਝੁਲਸਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
دکھی
نقصان کا باعث بننا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
遭受损失
🇯🇵Japanese
枯れた
疫病に苦しむ原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
마름병
폐를 끼치게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tàn lụi
gây ra bệnh bạc lá
🇹🇭Thai
ลีบ
ทำให้เกิดความหายนะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
rusak
menyebabkan menderita penyakit busuk
🇵🇭Filipino
nasisira
dahilan upang magdusa ng blight
🇲🇾Malay
hambar
menyebabkan mengalami hawar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فاسد
تسبب في معاناة من آفة
🇮🇷Persian
سوخته
باعث آسیب دیدگی شود
🇹🇷Turkish
mahvolmuş
bir felakete maruz kalmana neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מושחת
לגרום לסבול ממכת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'blighted'?
The primary meaning of 'blighted' is 'cause to suffer a blight'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'blighted' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'blighted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'blighted' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'blighted' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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