BLIGHT Synonyms
12 hypernyms for blight. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BLIGHT
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| plague | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| affliction | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity • a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health • a cause of great suffering and distress | ||||||
| calamity | noun n | |||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||||||
| curse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • an evil spell • something causing misery or death • a severe affliction verb • utter obscenities or profanities • heap obscenities upon • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon • exclude from a church or a religious community | ||||||
| decay | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| destruction | ||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||
| deterioration | noun n | |||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||
| devastation | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed • an event that results in total destruction • plundering with excessive damage and destruction • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | ||||||
| misfortune | noun n | |||||
noun • unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event • an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes | ||||||
| pestilence | noun n | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of | ||||||
| ruin | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • a ruined building • the process of becoming dilapidated • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined verb • destroy completely; damage irreparably • destroy or cause to fail • reduce to bankruptcy • reduce to ruins • deprive of virginity • fall into ruin | ||||||
| scourge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||