plight

/plait/
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plight

A family donates warm blankets to help with the plight of the homeless.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A solemn pledge or promise: A formal and serious commitment, often of loyalty or fidelity.
    • A difficult, unfortunate, or dangerous situation: A distressing or problematic condition from which escape is hard.

  2. Verb:

    • To pledge or promise solemnly: To make a formal and serious commitment, especially of loyalty or in marriage.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Difficult Situation):
    • The documentary highlighted the plight of refugees.
    • The government is working to improve the economic plight of its citizens.
  • Noun (Solemn Pledge):
    • He gave his plight to serve the king faithfully. (This usage is now rare.)
  • Verb:
    • They plighted their troth at the old chapel. (This means they pledged their faithfulness to each other, often in marriage.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To plight one's troth": An archaic or literary phrase meaning to pledge one's faithfulness, especially in a marriage vow.
    • In the medieval ceremony, the couple plighted their troth.
Variants and Related Words
  • Plighted (adj): Having been pledged or promised.
    • She was his plighted bride.
  • Plight as a verb is considered archaic in modern English, except in fixed phrases.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Situation): Predicament, dilemma, quandary, hardship, difficulty.
  • Noun (Pledge): Pledge, vow, oath, promise, commitment.
  • Verb: Pledge, vow, swear, promise, covenant.
Related Phrases
  • In a sorry plight: In a very unfortunate or pitiable condition.
    • After the storm, the village was in a sorry plight.
Notes on Usage
  • In contemporary English, the noun form meaning "a bad situation" is by far the most common.
  • The verb form and the noun form meaning "a pledge" are now primarily used in historical, literary, or formal/legal contexts.
plight

A family donates warm blankets to help with the plight of the homeless.

Noun
  1. a solemn pledge of fidelity
  2. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
    • finds himself in a most awkward predicament
    • the woeful plight of homeless people
Verb
  1. promise solemnly and formally
    • I pledge that I will honor my wife
  2. give to in marriage

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