Word Meaning

blight definition and meaning

v. t. To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
v. t. Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects.
v. i. To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never blights.
n. Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.
n. The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.
n. That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
n. A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects.
n. A rashlike eruption on the human skin.

Crossword clues for blight

- Plant disease
- Scourge
- Setback