Associations to the word «Blighted»

Wiktionary

BLIGHTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of blight
BLIGHTED, adjective. Having suffered a blight
BLIGHTED, adjective. Having caused to suffer a blight
BLIGHTED, adjective. Ruined, spoiled

Dictionary definition

BLIGHTED, adjective. Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats