<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Affected with blight, a disease characterized by rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.<ul><li>Example: "Small, black fungal fruiting bodies form on the blighted twigs and produce infective spores."</li></ul></li><li>Dilapidated or deteriorated.<ul><li>Example: "They saw the potential for the blighted building to provide affordable housing once renovated, and took on the project."</li></ul></li><li>Not flourishing; stagnant, run-down, socially depressed, etc.<ul><li>Example: "A new fitness center and natural foods market are replacing a blighted corner with jobs, economic activity, and healthier lifestyles."</li></ul></li><li>Ruined or marred.<ul><li>Example: "The people who forget their past are condemned to a blighted future."</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The simple past tense and past participle of blight.</li></ul>