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plight
1[ plahyt ]
noun
- 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)
- to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage.
- to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.
noun
- Archaic. pledge.
plight
1/ ±è±ô²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc
plight
2/ ±è±ô²¹Éª³Ù /
verb
- to give or pledge (one's word)
he plighted his word to attempt it
- to promise formally or pledge (allegiance, support, etc)
to plight aid
- plight one's troth
- to make a promise of marriage
- to give one's solemn promise
noun
- archaic.a solemn promise, esp of engagement; pledge
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ùİù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·±è±ô¾±²µ³ó³ÙĻå adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of plight1
Origin of plight2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of plight1
Origin of plight2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
"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.
It also resolved nothing about the plight of those who are now held in El Salvadoran.
The human rights and children’s advocate — who wrote a 2011 thriller, “The Gray Zone†— said she was sympathetic to Shari Redstone’s plight.
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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