blighted
/ˈblaɪtɪd/
adjective
- Damaged, destroyed, or spoiled by disease or harmful conditions.
- They walked through the blighted forest where all the trees were dead.
- The blighted area of the garden had to be cleared out.
- The blighted crops left the farmers with nothing to harvest.
- Suffering from severe decay, neglect, or ruin, especially in urban areas.
- The city is trying to rebuild its blighted downtown neighborhoods.
- Many blighted buildings were torn down to make way for new housing.
- The blighted industrial zone was once a thriving factory district.
- Cursed or ruined by misfortune or bad circumstances.
- He felt his life was blighted by bad luck.
- They lived in a blighted community with few opportunities.
- The blighted romance ended in sadness.
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