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blighted




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blighted
     1. adj. having suffered a blight
     2. adj. having caused to suffer a blight
     3. adj. ruined, spoiled
blight
     1. n. (plant disease) Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts.
     2. n. The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition.
     3. n. (by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life.
     4. v. To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
     5. v. (intransitive) To suffer blight.
           This vine never blights.
     6. v. To spoil or ruin (something).
           Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.

Example Sentences

This has blighted our lives and blighted his academic career. 



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