Meanings
plural urban blights
- countableuncountableurban studiesUrban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
Even then, Baltimore had a reputation for intractable urban blight, but I cherished the city for its unexpected gems, […]
2009 November 24, Simon Dumenco, “Oriole Kooky”, in The New York Times, →ISSN1 more example
Walking around SoHo's glamorous bistros and boutiques it is difficult to imagine that a few decades ago the area was urban blight that the city wanted to knock down and build a freeway through.
2006 August 20, Paul Harris, “Invasion of high-fliers ends Bowery's low life”, in The ObserverSynonyms: urban rot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUrban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
Translations
Irish meath uirbeach
- meath uirbeachurban decay
Polish degradacja miast, upadek miast
- degradacja miasturban decay
- upadek miasturban decay
Turkish kentsel çürüme
- kentsel çürümeurban decay
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urban blight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20blight
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