Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blighted

/ˈblaɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: blight-ed
IPA: /ˈblaɪtɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having caused to suffer a blight.

adj

Having suffered a blight.

adj

Ruined, spoiled.

verb

simple past and past participle of blight

Example Sentences

"The Glenbrook Community Center is in disrepair and has been closed for a number of years, which means it is the exact kind of dilapidated and blighted building CAVE People will do everything to protect."
"Mark—how that that lone and blighted bosom sears / The scathing thought of execrated years!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English blight Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English blighted From blight + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblaɪtɪd/
British English: /ˈblaɪtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more blighted (comparative) most blighted (superlative)

Derived Forms

blightedly unblighted

Phrases

blighted ovum

Synonyms

spoilt

Antonyms

unblighted

Rhymes With

united reunited sighted short-sighted indicted ignited recited uninvited knighted incited unrequited sited

Questions

How do you pronounce blighted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblaɪtɪd/.
What does blighted mean?: Having caused to suffer a blight.
Where does blighted come from?: Etymology tree English blight Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English blighted From blight + -ed.

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