blighted

Questions about blighted

What does blighted mean?

blighted means "affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity".

How many syllables are in blighted?

blighted has 2 syllables: bligh-ted. The stress falls on "bligh". In IPA it is /ˈblaɪtɪd/.

What is another word for blighted?

Close synonyms include spoilt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blighted a common word?

blighted is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.