Meaning of "blight" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLIGHT

Perhaps related to Old English blǣce rash; compare bleach.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BLIGHT

blight  [blaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLIGHT

Blight is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blight in English.

WHAT DOES BLIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blight

Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism. It is simply a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs. Accordingly, many diseases that primarily exhibit this symptom are called blights. Several notable examples are: ▪ Late blight of potato, caused by the water mold Phytophthora infestans de Bary, the disease which led to the Great Irish Famine ▪ Southern corn leaf blight, caused by the fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus Drechs, anamorph Bipolaris maydis Shoemaker, incited a severe loss of corn in the United States in 1970. ▪ Chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica Barr, has nearly completely eradicated mature American chestnuts in North America. ▪ Fire blight of pome fruits, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora Winslow et al., is the most severe disease of pear and also is found in apple and raspberry, among others. ▪ Bacterial leaf blight of rice, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae Dowson.

Definition of blight in the English dictionary

The first definition of blight in the dictionary is any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants. Other definition of blight is a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity. Blight is also an ugly urban district.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLIGHT

PRESENT

Present

I blight

you blight

he/she/it blights

we blight

you blight

they blight

Present continuous

I am blighting

you are blighting

he/she/it is blighting

we are blighting

you are blighting

they are blighting

Present perfect

I have blighted

you have blighted

he/she/it has blighted

we have blighted

you have blighted

they have blighted

Present perfect continuous

I have been blighting

you have been blighting

he/she/it has been blighting

we have been blighting

you have been blighting

they have been blighting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I blighted

you blighted

he/she/it blighted

we blighted

you blighted

they blighted

Past continuous

I was blighting

you were blighting

he/she/it was blighting

we were blighting

you were blighting

they were blighting

Past perfect

I had blighted

you had blighted

he/she/it had blighted

we had blighted

you had blighted

they had blighted

Past perfect continuous

I had been blighting

you had been blighting

he/she/it had been blighting

we had been blighting

you had been blighting

they had been blighting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will blight

you will blight

he/she/it will blight

we will blight

you will blight

they will blight

Future continuous

I will be blighting

you will be blighting

he/she/it will be blighting

we will be blighting

you will be blighting

they will be blighting

Future perfect

I will have blighted

you will have blighted

he/she/it will have blighted

we will have blighted

you will have blighted

they will have blighted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blighting

you will have been blighting

he/she/it will have been blighting

we will have been blighting

you will have been blighting

they will have been blighting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blight

you would blight

he/she/it would blight

we would blight

you would blight

they would blight

Conditional continuous

I would be blighting

you would be blighting

he/she/it would be blighting

we would be blighting

you would be blighting

they would be blighting

Conditional perfect

I would have blight

you would have blight

he/she/it would have blight

we would have blight

you would have blight

they would have blight

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blighting

you would have been blighting

he/she/it would have been blighting

we would have been blighting

you would have been blighting

they would have been blighting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blight
we let´s blight
you blight

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blight

Past participle

blighted

Present Participle

blighting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BLIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blight» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of blight

adversity · affliction · annihilate · bane · blast · cancer · canker · contagion · contamination · corruption · crush · curse · dash · depression · destroy · disease · distress · evil · frustrate · fungus · hardship · infestation · injure · mar · mildew · misery · misfortune · nip in the bud · nullify · pest · pestilence · plague · pollution · put a damper on · ruin · scar · scourge · shrivel · spoil · suffering · undo · wither · woe · wreck · wretchedness

TRANSLATION OF BLIGHT

Find out the translation of blight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blight» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 祸因
• Translator English - Spanish: plaga
• English: blight
• Translator English - Hindi: तुषार
• Translator English - Arabic: اللفحة
• Translator English - Russian: Блайт
• Translator English - Portuguese: chaga
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্ষয় করা
• Translator English - French: rouille
• Translator English - Malay: Blight
• Translator English - German: Schandfleck
• Translator English - Japanese: 傷つけるもの
• Translator English - Korean: 병충해
• Translator English - Javanese: Blight
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giống bọ xanh
• Translator English - Tamil: கருகல்
• Translator English - Marathi: अनिष्ट परिणाम
• Translator English - Turkish: yıkım
• Translator English - Italian: rovina
• Translator English - Polish: nęka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Блайт
• Translator English - Romanian: Mana
• Translator English - Greek: σήψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: roes
• Translator English - Swedish: blight
• Translator English - Norwegian: sykdom på planter

7 QUOTES WITH «BLIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blight.

1

Vivian Campbell

If there is any justice in the world, then eighties rock will never again serve to blight humanity as it did in that dark decade!

2

George Eliot

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

3

Charles Hamilton Houston

We beg you to save young America from the blight of race prejudice. Do not bind the children within the narrow circles of your own lives.

4

Donald G. Mitchell

I love better to count time from spring to spring; it seems to me far more cheerful to reckon the year by blossoms than by blight.

5

George Muller

A child rightly trained may be a world-wide blessing, with an influence reaching onward to eternal years. But a neglected or misdirected directed child may live to blight and blast mankind, and leave influences of evil which shall roll on in increasing volume till they plunge into the gulf of eternal perdition.

6

Dan Phillips

I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet. Attractive, affordable housing is possible, and I'm out to prove it.

7

John Millington Synge

Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLIGHT»

Discover the use of blight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Race and Reunion

In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and cast off a traumatic past. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and reveals its tragic costs to race relations and America's national reunion.

David W. BLIGHT, 2009

Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee

This book provides an engrossing story of Douglass' development of a social identity in relation to transforming events, and demonstrates that he saw the Civil War as the Second American Revolution, and himself as one of the founders of a ...

David W. Blight, 1991

Bacterial Blight of Rice: Proceedings of the International ...

Pathogenesis; Epidemiology and ecology; Host resistance and pathogen variation; Genetics and plant breeding; Abstracts.

‎1989

To The Blight: Part Two of 'The Eye of the World', The ...

Pursued by Trollocs and Myrddrall, Rand and his friends find refuge in the deserted city of Shadar Logoth, but the many dangers they face are far from over. Reprint.

Robert Jordan, 2002

Fire Blight: The Disease and Its Causative Agent, Erwinia ...

This work also considers the pathogen, including its biochemistry, genetics and pathogenicity, and finally reviews control, including biological methods.

Joël L. Vanneste, 2000

To Blight with Plague: Studies in a Literary Theme

Original and moving, To Blight with Plague addresses these and other central questions raised by literary works whose main themes revolve around contagious, epidemic disease and its social and psychological consequences.

Barbara Fass Leavy, 1993

A Blight of Mages

Morgan's ambition and Barl's power make a potent combination. What she does not see is the darkness in him that won't be denied. A Blight of Mages is the new novel set in the world of Karen Miller's bestselling debut The Innocent Mage.

Karen Miller, 2011

The Blight Way: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery

A new series by the author of The Bear in the Attic finds Idaho sheriff Bo Tully's hopes about a rekindled romance with his high-school sweetheart challenged by his father's upcoming seventy-fifth birthday celebration and a ranch murder ...

Patrick F. McManus, 2007

Geotechnical Engineering for Mine Waste Storage Facilities

The book is a comprehensive treatment of the application of geotechnical engineering to site selection, site exploration, design, operation and closure of mine waste storage facilities.

Geoffrey Blight, 2010

Tourism Reassessed: Blight or Blessing

Inspired by Sir George Young's book, Tourism: Blessing or blight?, published 25 years ago, this book places tourism firmly within its wider context.

Frances Brown, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blight is used in the context of the following news items.

Macon-Bibb officials at odds over blight funding

While Macon-Bibb officials agree blight is a persistent and pervasive problem countywide that requires major attention, Mayor Robert Reichert ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»

Fire blight infection can destroy susceptible ornamental trees

Common symptoms of a fire blight infection include blossoms, leaves and shoots that wilt, turn dark brown and look water-soaked. Common ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Blight Reduction and Deconstruction Program Begins

The two and a half week Blight Reduction and Deconstruction Training Program started today, in a house on Sitka Lane, thanks to a $350,000 ... «WIFR, Jul 15»

Property owner flees to Canada, leaves blight in county

Blight issues included the back of the building falling, unstable walking areas and rodents running around. “The property is never going to sell ... «Republican & Herald, Jul 15»

Troost Neighbors Unite To Fight Blight, Bring Plan To Kansas City …

A group of Troost Avenue neighbors and urban planners want to fight blight on the Kansas City corridor by changing the street's development ... «KCUR, Jul 15»

Troost Residents Unite To Fight Blight, Bring Plan To City Commission

A group of Troost residents, neighbors and urban planners think they can fight blight on Troost by changing the street's development code. «KCUR, Jul 15»

Blight complaints outnumber citations

After a year of blight-fighting, town officials seem to have gotten past their ... Zoning Enforcement Officer Richard Baldelli serves on the Blight ... «The Ridgefield Press, Jul 15»

Agent says Heathrow blight shows need for compensation reform

Knight Frank says the recommendation by the Airports Commission that there should be an additional runway at Heathrow will probably cause ... «Estate Agent Today, Jul 15»

6 non-chemical ways to tackle potato blight

The humid weather over the last week has been ideal for potato blight to establish in the crop, with Met Eireann issuing a blight warning. «Agriland, Jul 15»

State grant to help Muskegon blight fight that includes city's $1 …

MUSKEGON, MI – A $250,000 state grant to fight blight in the city of Muskegon will help officials jumpstart a $1 million plan to build new ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»