Blighted

//ˈblaɪtɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of blight form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having caused to suffer a blight.
  2. 2
    Having suffered a blight.

    "The Glenbrook Community Center is in disrepair and has been closed for a number of years, which means it is the exact kind of dilapidated and blighted building CAVE People will do everything to protect."

  3. 3
    Ruined, spoiled.

    "Mark—how that that lone and blighted bosom sears / The scathing thought of execrated years!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
destroyedabsoluteausgespieltbaffledbalkedbankrupt

Example

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"The Glenbrook Community Center is in disrepair and has been closed for a number of years, which means it is the exact kind of dilapidated and blighted building CAVE People will do everything to protect."

Etymology

From blight + -ed.

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