blighted

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blighted

/ˈblaɪtɪd/ US, UK

Rhymes with -aɪtɪd

adjective more blighted · most blighted

Having caused to suffer a blight.
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.
Opposite: unblighted
Ruined, spoiled. Mark—how that that lone and blighted bosom sears / The scathing thought of execrated years!
Opposite: unblighted

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of blight

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@misc{blighted_2026,
  title = {blighted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blighted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}