plight
noun/plaɪt/
/plaɪt/
[singular]- a difficult and sad situation
- the plight of homeless people
- The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
Extra Examples- the desperate plight of flood victims
- the plight of the 1.5 million refugees
- A neighbour heard of her plight and offered to help.
- He has expressed deep concern about the plight of the flood victims.
- There are better ways to highlight the plight of homeless people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- desperate
- sad
- sorry
- …
- recognize
- see
- understand
- …
- plight of
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plit ‘fold’. The -gh- spelling is by association with plight (verb).Definitions on the go
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