Plight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

a solemn pledge of fidelity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈaɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈaɪt/.

Examples

finds himself in a most awkward predicament
the woeful plight of homeless people
I pledge that I will honor my wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

affiance betroth quandary pledge troth engage predicament

Parts of Speech

noun	a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one “finds himself in a most awkward predicament”
noun	a solemn pledge of fidelity
verb	give to in marriage
verb	promise solemnly and formally “I pledge that I will honor my wife”

Word Forms

plight	verb	promise solemnly and formally
betrothal	noun	the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
engagement	noun	a mutual promise to marry
pledger	noun	someone who makes or gives a pledge
pledge	noun	a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
plight	noun	a solemn pledge of fidelity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Notlage

eine Situation, aus der es schwierig ist, herauszukommen, insbesondere eine unangenehme oder anstrengende Situation

🇫🇷French

situation critique

une situation dont il est difficile de se sortir, surtout une situation désagréable ou éprouvante

🇪🇸Spanish

situación

Una situación de la cual es difícil salir, especialmente si es desagradable o difícil.

🇮🇹Italian

situazione difficile

una situazione dalla quale è difficile districarsi, soprattutto se spiacevole o faticosa

🇳🇱Dutch

benarde situatie

een situatie waaruit bevrijding moeilijk is, vooral als deze onplezierig of lastig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

situação difícil

uma situação da qual é difícil sair, especialmente uma situação desagradável ou penosa

🇷🇺Russian

тяжелое положение

ситуация, из которой трудно выбраться, особенно неприятная или трудная

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वचन

ऐसी स्थिति जिससे छुटकारा पाना कठिन हो, विशेषकर अप्रिय या प्रयत्नशील

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্দশা

এমন একটি পরিস্থিতি যা থেকে বের করা কঠিন বিশেষ করে একটি অপ্রীতিকর বা চেষ্টা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அவல நிலை

ஒரு சூழ்நிலையிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றுவது கடினம், குறிப்பாக விரும்பத்தகாத அல்லது முயற்சிக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

దుస్థితి

విసర్జన కష్టంగా ఉండే పరిస్థితి ముఖ్యంగా అసహ్యకరమైనది లేదా ప్రయత్నించేది

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्दशा

अशी परिस्थिती ज्यातून बाहेर काढणे कठीण आहे विशेषतः अप्रिय किंवा प्रयत्न करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્દશા

એવી પરિસ્થિતિ કે જેમાંથી બહાર કાઢવું મુશ્કેલ છે ખાસ કરીને એક અપ્રિય અથવા પ્રયાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಸ್ಥಿತಿ

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಹಿತಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുരവസ്ഥ

പുറത്തെടുക്കൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള ഒരു സാഹചര്യം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അസുഖകരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਰਦਸ਼ਾ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਕੱਢਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੈ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਕੋਝਾ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حالت زار

ایسی صورتحال جس سے نکالنا مشکل ہے خاص طور پر ایک ناخوشگوار یا کوشش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

困境

难以摆脱的情况，尤其是令人不快或令人难以忍受的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

窮状

そこから抜け出すのが難しい状況、特に不快または困難な状況

🇰🇷Korean

상태

구출이 어려운 상황, 특히 불쾌하거나 힘든 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn cảnh khó khăn

một tình huống mà việc giải thoát là khó khăn, đặc biệt là một tình huống khó chịu hoặc đang cố gắng

🇹🇭Thai

สภาพ

สถานการณ์ที่การหลุดพ้นเป็นเรื่องยากโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งสิ่งที่ไม่พึงประสงค์หรือพยายาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

nasib buruk

situasi yang sulit untuk melepaskan diri, terutama situasi yang tidak menyenangkan atau sulit

🇵🇭Filipino

kalagayan

isang sitwasyon kung saan mahirap ang pagtanggal lalo na ang hindi kasiya-siya o pagsubok

🇲🇾Malay

kesusahan

situasi yang sukar untuk melepaskan diri terutamanya yang tidak menyenangkan atau mencuba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محنة

موقف يصعب الخروج منه، خاصة إذا كان مزعجًا أو محاولًا

🇮🇷Persian

گرفتاری

وضعیتی که بیرون آمدن از آن دشوار است، به ویژه وضعیتی ناخوشایند یا تلاش

🇹🇷Turkish

kötü durum

Kurtarılmasının zor olduğu, özellikle nahoş veya yorucu bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצָב

מצב שהחילוץ ממנו קשה במיוחד מצב לא נעים או מנסה

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The primary meaning of 'plight' is 'a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one'.

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Using 'plight' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plight' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plight' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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