plight

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /plaɪt/ UK /plaɪt/ See IPA manual

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noun
a difficult or unfortunate situation

The film highlights the plight of the homeless.

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1 noun · a difficult or unfortunate... predicament quandary dilemma difficulty trouble situation extremity scrape

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plit ('condition, fold'), a variant of Old French pleit ('fold'), from Latin plicitum, from plicare ('to fold'); the spelling was influenced by the unrelated native word plight ('pledge', from Old English pliht 'danger').

plit Old French plicare Latin

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# plight

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /plaɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /plaɪt/

## Meanings
1. a difficult or unfortunate situation

## Examples
- The film highlights the plight of the homeless.

## Synonyms
- predicament
- quandary
- dilemma
- difficulty
- trouble
- situation
- extremity
- scrape

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: plit
- Root: plicare

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman plit ('condition, fold'), a variant of Old French pleit ('fold'), from Latin plicitum, from plicare ('to fold'); the spelling was influenced by the unrelated native word plight ('pledge', from Old English pliht 'danger').

## AI Etymology
Plight comes from Anglo-Norman plit ('condition, fold'), a variant of Old French pleit ('fold'), from Latin plicitum, from plicare ('to fold'); the spelling was influenced by the unrelated native word plight ('pledge', from Old English pliht 'danger'). The etymological trail includes Old French plit and Latin plicare. As a noun, plight means a difficult or unfortunate situation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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