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blighted.

Having caused to suffer a blight.

8 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈblaɪtɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Having caused to suffer a blight.

  2. Having suffered a blight.

  3. Ruined, spoiled.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English blight Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English blighted From blight + -ed.

verb/ˈblaɪtɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. simple past and past participle of blight

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English blight Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English blighted From blight + -ed.

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