plight

Definition

  • noun: a very bad or difficult situation
  • verb: to put or give in pledge
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: engage, weave, braid

Examples

  • The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial 'plight'.

  • the garden where the lovers 'plighted their troth'

  • the 'plight' of the unemployed/homeless

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