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Plight   /plaɪt/   Listen
Plight

noun
1.
A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.  Synonyms: predicament, quandary.  "The woeful plight of homeless people"
2.
A solemn pledge of fidelity.  Synonym: troth.
verb
1.
Give to in marriage.  Synonyms: affiance, betroth, engage.
2.
Promise solemnly and formally.  Synonym: pledge.






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"Plight" Quotes from Famous Books



... Everyone knows the plight our War Office was in re the supply of small arms ammunition at the beginning of the South African War. Early in 1899 I received two orders, large in their way, totalling some five million rounds, for ...
— The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon • Jose Maria Gordon

... in an awkward plight," said he. "Yesterday, that well known collector, Prince Crescenzi, came to my studio. One of my pictures took his fancy, and he ordered another from me, for which he would pay six ...
— Caught In The Net • Emile Gaboriau

... at self-control, Ned's muscles trembled and he found it difficult to walk steadily. Assuming that his chums were in like plight, the lad summoned all his courage and reached out a reassuring hand to the others. The contact with his friends seemed to restore the equilibrium that had been Ned's most valuable asset in times of stress and danger in ...
— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson

... for a moment gone, They lay in ghastly plight; Their fiery steed From burden freed, Maintained his ...
— The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg' • Bertha Upton

... the Crow, who had missed the Deer upon returning that evening, and had sought for him everywhere, discovered him; and seeing his sad plight, exclaimed— ...
— Hindu Literature • Epiphanius Wilson


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