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blighted

/ˈblaɪtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण ब्लाइटिड

उजड़ा हुआ, बदहाल, बर्बाद

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a place) ugly and in bad condition, especially because buildings have been neglected or there is no work

    उजड़ा हुआ, बदहाल, बर्बाद

    • a blighted inner-city area
    • The government promised to rebuild the blighted mill town.

    Synonyms run-down derelict dilapidated neglected decayed

    Opposite thriving flourishing prosperous

  2. 2

    spoiled or damaged by something that causes problems or unhappiness

    (किसी परेशानी से) बिगड़ा हुआ, तबाह

    • His career was blighted by injury.
    • a childhood blighted by poverty

    Synonyms ruined spoiled marred damaged wrecked

  3. 3

    (of plants) suffering from a disease that makes them dry up and die

    (पौधे) रोग से मुरझाया या सूखा हुआ, झुलसा-रोग ग्रस्त

    • blighted potato crops
    • The farmers burnt the blighted wheat.

    Synonyms diseased withered infected

    Opposite healthy

◇Word family
blight nounblight verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

run-down derelict dilapidated neglected decayed ruined spoiled marred damaged wrecked diseased withered infected

Antonyms

thriving flourishing prosperous healthy

§Grammar and usage

Be blighted by something, as in 'a town blighted by unemployment'.

Be blighted by something सही है, जैसे 'a town blighted by unemployment'।