plight
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plighted;
plighting;
plights
Definition of plight
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plight
noun (1)Definition of plight (Entry 2 of 3)
: a solemnly given pledge : engagement
plight
noun (2)Definition of plight (Entry 3 of 3)
: an unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation
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Examples of plight in a Sentence
Noun (2)
Huckelberry decided to use the owl's plight as the impetus to craft a comprehensive conservation plan. — Terry McCarthy, Time, 4 Apr. 2005 It's a sign of where the health-care debate has gone that truly big dilemmas—like the plight of the 42.6 million people still uninsured or the future of Medicare—are taking a back seat to what was only recently a relatively minor campaign issue. — Jonathan Alter, Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2000 New political arrangements helped do in both Uruguay and New Zealand, and behind those arrangements are the plights of western Europe's old agricultural supply regions, especially those of France. — Jane Jacobs, Cities and the Wealth of Nations, 1984
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More Definitions for plight
plight
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Kids Definition of plight
: a bad condition or state : predicament
There really seemed to be no means of escape, and … they realized their helpless plight …— L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
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