blighted

[ blahy-tid ]

adjective

1. Plant Pathology. affected with blight, a disease or condition characterized by the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues:

   Small, black fungal fruiting bodies form on the blighted twigs and produce infective spores.

2. dilapidated or deteriorated:

   They saw the potential for the blighted building to provide affordable housing once renovated, and took on the project.

3. (of a region, city, area, etc.) not flourishing; stagnant, run-down, socially depressed, etc.:

   A new fitness center and natural foods market are replacing a blighted corner with jobs, economic activity, and healthier lifestyles.

4. ruined or marred:

   The people who forget their past are condemned to a blighted future.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of blight.

Other Words From

• un·blight·ed adjective
• un·blight·ed·ly adverb
• un·blight·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blighted¹

blight + -ed ²( def ) blight fordefs 1, 2, 4; blight + -ed ³( def ) blight fordef 3; blight + -ed ¹( def ) blighted fordef 5

Example Sentences

Earlier this year Baltimore unveiled new plans to help regenerate its blighted neighbourhoods.

From BBC

The building is part of an office, hotel and retail complex that dates to the 1980s, a period when Bunker Hill, a former residential neighborhood, was being remade from the ground up in a process of “urban renewal” meant to transform blighted neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

Sadly his time at Ewood Park was blighted by injuries and he managed just one League Cup game against Walsall in 2002.

From BBC

The saga is reminiscent of scandalous letters that blighted Littlehampton, a small seaside town in Sussex, in the spring of 1920 - which sparked a House of Commons debate and period comedy drama Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Colman.

From BBC

The early part of Draper's professional career was blighted by physical issues, but his charge in New York has come as a result of being more robust this season.

From BBC

Related Words

• broken
• demolished
• devastated
• lost
• ravaged
• ruined
• shattered
• smashed
• wrecked