plight — a difficult, dangerous, or unfortunate situation
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a difficult, dangerous, or unfortunate situation
Pronunciation (IPA): /plaɪt/
Example Sentences
- The student's plight of having three exams on the same day made him consider becoming a hermit.
- The government launched a program to address the homeless population's plight.
- Her plight of being lactose intolerant at a cheese festival was truly tragic.
plight
NOUN[/plaɪt/]
a difficult, dangerous, or unfortunate situation
While the tourists watched safely from the warm cabin, the sailor on the sinking boat faced a terrible plight.
P(pull) + LIGHT(light) — as the rocks fell to P(pull) him away from the safe LIGHT, the trapped miner faced a dark plight.
The brave, heavily armored knight fell into a deep trap, completely stuck in a hopeless plight.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'plight' derived from Old English 'plihtan' meaning 'to endanger' or 'to pledge'. The word likely has Germanic origins related to risk or danger.
Breakdown
plight (noun): single morpheme with no productive affixes in modern English; historically from Old English 'pliht' (danger, peril) + '-an' (infinitive marker) = original meaning 'to endanger or pledge'
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The student's plight of having three exams on the same day made him consider becoming a hermit.”
“The government launched a program to address the homeless population's plight.”
“Her plight of being lactose intolerant at a cheese festival was truly tragic.”
“The documentary highlighted the plight of endangered species in the Amazon.”
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