Plague vs Blight - What's the difference?
plague | blight | Synonyms |
The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium ''Yersinia pestis .
(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts
the bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition
(by extension) 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.
* Woodward
To suffer blight.
to spoil or ruin (something)
* Byron
In transitive terms the difference between plague and blight
is that plague is to afflict with a disease or other calamity while blight is to spoil or ruin (something.plague
English
Noun
(en noun)- Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.
- Bart is an utter plague ; his pranks never cease.
Synonyms
* pestDerived terms
* plaguesome * plagueyVerb
- Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
- ''Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland
Derived terms
* plaguerblight
English
Noun
(wikipedia blight)Derived terms
* alder blight * American blight * aphis-blight * apple blight * bean blight * beet blight * blight bird * blight canker * blight in the eye * blight-beetle * blighted * blighty * blister blight * cane blight * celery blight * chestnut blight * coffee blight * collar blight * early blight * fire blight, fireblight * frictional blight * functional blight * fusarium ear blight, fusarium head blight * green blight * halo blight * head blight * kernel blight * late blight * leaf blight * moth blight * needle blight * northern corn-leaf blight, northern leaf blight * oak blight * peach blight * pear blight * pine blight * planning blight * potato blight * rim blight * sandy blight * seedling blight * southern blight * Sphaeropsis blight * spinach blight * spur blight * stamen blight * stem blight * stripe blight * thread blight * tomato blight * twig blight * urban blight * walnut blightVerb
(en verb)- [This vapour] blasts vegetables, blights corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man.
- This vine never blights .
- Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
- seared in heart and lone and blighted
