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blight

noun
 
 
/blaɪt/

Definition

[U] a disease that damages and kills plantsPlant pathology [S or U] something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of blight noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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