blight
Plural
blights
1
a condition of ruin or deterioration, especially one that spoils an area, object, or situation
- The abandoned buildings were a blight on the neighborhood.
- Economic blight had hollowed out the once-thriving town.
- His reputation suffered a blight after the scandal.
- The policy aimed to remove urban blight and revitalize the district.
- The blight of corruption spread through the organization.
2
a plant disease that causes withering, discoloration, or death without immediate rotting
- The tomato plants showed signs of blight, with curled leaves and brown spots.
- Late blight devastated the potato crop across the region.
- Farmers struggled to contain the spread of fungal blight.
- The orchard was quarantined due to a sudden outbreak of blight.
- Blight-resistant strains were developed to protect future harvests.