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plight

1

[ plahyt ]

noun

  1. a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:

    to find oneself in a sorry plight.



plight

2

[ plahyt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
  2. to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage.
  3. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.

noun

  1. Archaic. pledge.

plight

1

/ ±è±ô²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plight

2

/ ±è±ô²¹Éª³Ù /

verb

  1. to give or pledge (one's word)

    he plighted his word to attempt it

  2. to promise formally or pledge (allegiance, support, etc)

    to plight aid

  3. plight one's troth
    1. to make a promise of marriage
    2. to give one's solemn promise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. archaic.
    a solemn promise, esp of engagement; pledge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ùİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³ÙĻå adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of plight1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English plit “fold, condition, bad condition,†from Anglo-French (cognate with Middle French pleit plait ) “fold, manner of folding, conditionâ€; spelling apparently influenced by plight 2 in obsolete sense “dangerâ€

Origin of plight2

First recorded before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English pliht “danger, riskâ€; cognate with Dutch plicht, German Pflicht “duty, obligationâ€; (verb) Middle English plighten, Old English plihtan (derivative of the noun) “to endanger, risk, pledgeâ€; cognate with Old High German phlichten “to engage oneself,†Middle Dutch plihten “to guaranteeâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of plight1

C14 plit, from Old French pleit fold, plait ; probably influenced by Old English pliht peril, plight ²

Origin of plight2

Old English pliht peril; related to Old High German, German Pflicht duty
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He handcuffed himself to a federal building to bring attention to the plight of immigrants in detention, the first of about a dozen times he would be arrested for civil disobedience, Jimenez said.

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"Even relatively well-off farmers selling surpluses don't see a turnaround anytime soon. And if they feel that way, imagine the plight of subsistence farmers," says Mr Dhar.

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It also resolved nothing about the plight of those who are now held in El Salvadoran.

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The human rights and children’s advocate — who wrote a 2011 thriller, “The Gray Zone†— said she was sympathetic to Shari Redstone’s plight.

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The plight of the Disappeared has been further highlighted in recent months due to the release of the Disney+ series, Say Nothing.

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