Synonyms of blight
34 similar words
Another word for blight is bane. Other synonyms of blight are blighten, bumble, botch, bugger up and bungle.
Synonyms and similar words for blight
nounSomething that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
- baneA cause of misery or ruin.
verbTo affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one...
- blightenTo affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.
verbTo impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
- bumble
- botchTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
- bugger up vulgar
- bungleTo incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
- contaminateTo make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
- corruptTo waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- crab slang
- depraveTo make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
- disrupt
- disturb
- foilTo blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- fuck up vulgar
- jack up vulgar
- marTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- mess up
- mishandle
- mommick US, dialectalTo mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling.
- polluteTo make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
- put a crimp in
- ruinTo upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- screw up vulgar
- soilTo make invalid, to ruin.
- sour
- spoil
- stain
- undo literary
- upset
- turn upside down
- upset the applecartTo disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
- vitiateTo spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
- ball up dated, slangTo ruin or botch.
- queer dated, slang
Meaning of blight
- noun 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.
- noun 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.
- noun A state of cloudy, humid weather.
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Questions about synonyms of blight
- What is another word for blight?
- Blight has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bane, blighten, bumble, botch, bugger up, bungle, contaminate and corrupt.
- What does blight mean?
- Blight means 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.
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