what does plight mean?
PLIGHT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
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Hypernyms(s) plight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
Hypernyms(s) plight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PLIGHT as VERB
- Meaning
- promise solemnly and formally
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- I pledge that will honor my wife
Hypernyms(s) plight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) plight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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