English-Finnish translations for blight

• jonkin pilaaja
• pilata
  Elämäni ensimmäinen "pilataan" lanka [sic]. Pistin juuri noin 1kg kimpaleen hirvenpaistia grilliin. (ylilauta.org, 6.5.2018
• polte
  Mikä on tämä kumma polte rinnassani?
• rutto
• turmella
• vitsaus
  Naisiin kohdistuva väkivalta on kauhea vitsaus. Violence against women is a terrible blight.
  Korruptio on tietenkin tuhoisa vitsaus. Of course corruption acts as a destructive blight on Africa.
  kirjallinen. - (HU) Kohtuuton alkoholinkäyttö on eurooppalaisten yhteiskuntien vitsaus. in writing. - (HU) The excessive consumption of alcohol is a blight in European societies.

Definition of blight

• Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts
• Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life
• To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of
• To suffer blight
• To spoil or ruin (something

Examples

• This vine never blights
• Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects

Related words

• blighter
• blighted ovum
• late blight
• potato blight
• fire blight
• early blight
• basal stem blight