Blighted (Adjective)
Meaning
Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The once-thriving town had become a blighted industrial landscape after the factory closed down.
- Her family's hopes for a better life were blighted by the early loss of their father.
- The garden was full of blighted flowers, their petals shriveled and discolored from the disease.
- Years of neglect had left the neighborhood a blighted urban wasteland.
- The athlete's promising career was blighted by a series of injuries.