Meaning & use
blighted
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affected by decay, disease, or ruin; harmed or spoiled.
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The blighted potato crop led to widespread famine.
Investors avoided the blighted neighborhood until the redevelopment project began.
A note on using this word
Used both for plants damaged by disease, as in a blighted crop, and figuratively for areas or lives affected by hardship.
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