Blighted

Word BLIGHTED
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈblaɪtɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Blighted"

What do we mean by blighted?

To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.

To suffer blight.

To spoil or ruin (something).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Blighted

  • Antonyms for blighted
  • Blighted antonyms not found!

The word "blighted" in example sentences

They even want to cross I-405 into the Lair Hill Historic District, call it "blighted" and extend the campus south and build student housing with all kinds of taxpayer subsidies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only neighborhood featuring a strip club that I would consider to be even approaching 'blighted' is Victory Drive in Columbus, GA. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This funding will support a continuum of housing strategies, from permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities who have been living on our streets, to educational programs that prepare families to become homeowners, to stepped-up enforcement of housing health and safety codes in blighted neighborhoods. ❋ Unknown (2010)

More officers on the ground may help curb antisocial behaviour on Saturday nights and in blighted housing estates, but this is a problem with several deep roots – poverty, truancy, failure of parental control, the lack of things to do and chaos and violence in the home. ❋ Henry Porter (2010)

What they do in "blighted inner city neighborhoods" is displace the people who have historically lived there. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Essentially, Tax Increment Financing has historically been used as a way to generate new development in blighted areas, most often in the urban core. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It goes on to refer to local authorities who "bully UK residents into complying with new 'green' laws", and then refers to "town hall officials" who argue that "local recycling schemes – which carry fines if they are not obeyed - are essential to avoid a Britain blighted by landfill sites". ❋ Richard (2006)

He wished that the great struggle he had been obliged to sustain against his destiny should not be forgotten; he wished to show how much his heart had been torn, his hopes sapped, his name blighted by the deepest injuries, the meanest perfidy. ❋ Teresa Guiccioli (1836)

At the time, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg hailed the creation of jobs and housing, and the city justified taking the private property by declaring the area "blighted" - a description that Mr. Bae and the other business owners found galling. ❋ By CHARLES V. BAGLI (2011)

Instead, the Court found the takings were for a "public use" because of the ESDC's determination that the area to be condemned was "blighted" - a determination that was based on a study paid for by the would-be developer and not even initiated until years after the Atlantic Yards project was announced. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"his name blighted," and it was natural, if not heroic, first to persuade himself that his suffering exceeded his fault, that he was more sinned against than sinning, and, so persuaded, to take care that he should not suffer alone. ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

Blight is almost always used to mean “I think I know what would be better for this neighborhood” or “someone donated a lot of money for me to call it blighted.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Homelessness is on the rise and many neighborhoods remain blighted. ❋ M.D. Irwin Redlener (2010)

Apparently it's called a blighted ovum, a term I'd never heard before...and really wish I'd still never heard. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Cross Reference for Blighted

What does blighted mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews
App Name Developer
McDonald's App Reviews McDonald's USA
Microsoft Copilot App Reviews Microsoft Corporation
Instagram App Reviews Instagram, Inc.
SHEIN - Shopping Online App Reviews ROADGET BUSINESS PTE. LTD.
Snapchat App Reviews Snap, Inc.