blight

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
2. (countable, uncountable) The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A state of cloudy, humid weather.
4. (broadly, countable, dated, uncountable) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
6. (countable, figuratively, specifically, uncountable) A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.

Verb

1. (transitive) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
2. (broadly, dated, transitive) To affect (a body part) with a disease.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
4. (intransitive) Of a plant: to suffer blight (noun sense 1.1).

Konzepte

Brand

🔥

verderben

vereiteln

vernichten

zerstören

löschen

Mehltau

Pesthauch

ruinieren

verheeren

verwüsten

Zerstörung

am Gedeihen hindern

zu Grunde richten

Verwelken-Lassen

Gifthauch

Braunfäule

Verschandelung

abwirtschaften

zermalen

beschädigen

destruieren

Beschädigung

im Keim ersticken

kaputt machen

Karies

Synonyme

ruin

mar

plague

spoil

pest

blast

deface

mildew

damage

unsoundness

corrupt

deflower

destroy

devastate

wreck

wilt

withering

smut

blemish

afflict

murder

disrupt

kill

🔪🩸👤

impair

rust

bunt

deform

break

demolish

deprave

decimate

bollocks

debauch

erase

debase

bollix

bedevil

dry

curse

bobble

do away with

corruption

drag down

drop

dish

efface

disfigure

ergot

evil

blighted

Übersetzungen

plaga

fléau

détruire

rouille

quemadura

mahvetmek

verderven

dépérissement

carie

καταστρέφω

ruiner

nielle

avvizzimento

καίω

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/blaɪt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Mittelenglisch: blichening

Verwandt mit Mittelenglisch: bliken

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: blīcan

Verwandt mit Englisch: blike

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: blikna

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: *bleighte

Geerbt von Altenglisch: blǣcþa

In summary

The etymology of the noun is uncertain; suggested derivations include the following:
* possibly related to Middle English blichening (“mildew or rust on grain, blight”), possibly related to Middle English bliken (“to gleam, shine; to turn pale”), from Old English blīcan (“to shine, sparkle”) (whence modern English blike (“(obsolete) to gleam, shine”); also compare Old Norse blikna (“to grow pallid”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”); or
* since sense 2.2 is a diseased condition of the skin, possibly from Middle English *bleighte, *bleȝte, from Old English blǣcþa (“leprosy”) (related to blǣċe (“an itching skin-disease”) and blǣċo (“leprosy; paleness”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz (“pale; white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). If so, the word is a doublet of bleak.
The verb is derived from the noun.