The meaning of PLIGHT is to put or give in pledge : engage. How to use plight in a sentence.

PLIGHT definition: 1. an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one: 2. to (promise to) marry…. Learn more.

A plight is a tough bind. You'll usually hear the word plight for groups of people or animals struggling to survive, or struggling for better lives. We talk about the plight of refugees, or the …

Synonyms for PLIGHT: predicament, anxiety, inconvenience, tribulation, exasperation, frustration, thorn, irritant; Antonyms of PLIGHT: pleasure, joy, delight, renege

to find oneself in a sorry plight. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry. to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's …

If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.

plight - 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"

Definition of plight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PLIGHT meaning: an unpleasant or difficult situation: . Learn more.

If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems. The nation saw the plight of the farmers, whose crops had died. Synonyms: …