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urban blight

urban blight noun: urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.

Noun

urban blight (countable and uncountable, plural urban blights)

  1. (urban studies) Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
    • Walking around SoHo's glamorous bistros and boutiques it is difficult to imagine that a few decades ago the area was urban blight that the city wanted to knock down and build a freeway through.2006 August 20, Paul Harris, “Invasion of high-fliers ends Bowery's low life”, in The Observer
    • Even then, Baltimore had a reputation for intractable urban blight, but I cherished the city for its unexpected gems, […]2009 November 24, Simon Dumenco, “Oriole Kooky”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    urban rot

Synonyms of urban blight

Forms of urban blight

pluralurban blights

Questions about urban blight

What does urban blight mean?
Urban blight means urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
What part of speech is urban blight?
Urban blight is a noun.
What is the plural of urban blight?
The plural of urban blight is urban blights.

Words near urban blight in the dictionary

  1. urbacity
  2. Urbaez
  3. Urbaezes
  4. urbainite
  5. urban
  6. urban blight
  7. urban blights
  8. urban boarding
  9. urban boulevard
  10. urban boulevards
  11. urban canyon

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