adj
Meaning 1
Having caused to suffer a blight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blighted
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblaɪtɪd/
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rhymes with -aɪtɪd
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CMU ARPABET: B L AY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having suffered a blight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unblighted
adj
Meaning 3
Ruined, spoiled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unblighted
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of blight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a blighted rose
- blighted urban districts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spoilt
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English blight Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English blighted From blight + -ed.