Plight - English meaning
Plight – definitions in English dictionary
nounA dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Usage examples:
We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty
verbPledge or solemnly promise (one's faith or loyalty).
Usage examples:
Men to plighted vows were faithful
nounAn unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one
Usage examples:
My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims.
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Word origin
Old English plihtan ‘endanger’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch plicht and German Pflicht ‘duty’. The current sense is recorded only from Middle English, but is probably original, in vi
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