plight
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/plaΙͺt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- A (neutral) condition or state.
- Good health.
noun
- Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
- An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- One's office; duty; charge.
verb
- To expose to risk; to pledge.
- Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
- To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
verb
- To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
noun
- A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
Related words
Synonyms
predicamentquandaryengagepledgetrothaffiancebetrothmiserydoomdespairwretchednessadversitywoedistresstroublehardship