blight (n.)
- abnormality
- abomination
- abuse
- adversity
- affection
- affliction
- aggravation
- ailment
- allergy
- annoyance
- atrocity
- atrophy
- bad
- bane
- befoulment
- blast
- botch
- bummer
- calamity
- cancer
- canker
- care
- complaint
- complication
- condition
- corruption
- cross
- curse
- damage
- dash
- defect
- defile
- defilement
- deformity
- despoliation
- destruction
- detriment
- difficulty
- disability
- disadvantage
- disease
- disorder
- distemper
- distress
- doom
- downer
- endemic
- evil
- freeze
- fungus
- grievance
- handicap
- hardship
- harm
- havoc
- hex
- hurt
- ice
- ill
- illness
- indisposition
- infection
- infestation
- infirmity
- injury
- irritation
- jinx
- malady
- malaise
- mar
- menace
- mildew
- mischief
- misfortune
- mold
- morbidity
- morbus
- moth
- must
- nip
- outrage
- pathology
- pest
- pestilence
- plague
- plight
- poison
- pollution
- predicament
- prejudice
- pressure
- rigor
- rockiness
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- savage
- scathe
- scourge
- seediness
- sickness
- smut
- spoil
- stress
- syndrome
- taint
- torment
- torture
- toxin
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- venom
- vexation
- vicissitude
- wither
- woe
- worm
- wound
- wreck
- wrong
blight (v.)
- abuse
- afflict
- aggrieve
- atrophy
- bad
- befoul
- bewitch
- blast
- botch
- canker
- care
- condemn
- condition
- congeal
- corrupt
- cross
- crucify
- curse
- damage
- dash
- defect
- defile
- deprave
- despoil
- destroy
- disadvantage
- disorder
- distemper
- distress
- doom
- envenom
- evil
- freeze
- glaciate
- handicap
- harass
- harm
- hex
- hurt
- ice
- ill
- impair
- infect
- infest
- injure
- jinx
- maltreat
- mar
- menace
- mildew
- mistreat
- mold
- molest
- nip
- outrage
- persecute
- plague
- plight
- poison
- pollute
- prejudice
- pressure
- quick-freeze
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- savage
- scourge
- smut
- spoil
- stress
- taint
- threaten
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- venom
- violate
- wither
- worm
- wound
- wreck
- wrong
Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side;
Some great cause, God's new Messiah offering each the bloom or blight,
Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep upon the right;
And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.
Oh for a tongue to curse the slave
Whose treason, like a deadly blight,
Comes o'er the councils of the brave,
And blasts them in their hour of might!