Plight - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |plaɪt|  American pronunciation of the word plight
Brit.  |plaɪt|  British pronunciation of the word plight

noun

- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one (syn: predicament, quandary)
the woeful plight of homeless people
- a solemn pledge of fidelity (syn: troth)

verb

- give to in marriage (syn: affiance, betroth, engage)
- promise solemnly and formally (syn: pledge)

Extra examples

Think carefully before you plight yourself to such a man.

Economic plight is far worse than had been expected.

Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless?

...someone who displayed a startling complacence toward his own financial plight...

Huckelberry decided to use the owl's plight as the impetus to craft a comprehensive conservation plan.

The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.

We should all consider the plight of the less fortunate.

The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).

The plight of the refugees had tugged at the nation's heart.

Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: plight
he/she/it: plights
present participle: plighting
past tense: plighted
past participle: plighted
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