plight
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6.5
- noun
- /plaɪt/
:
situación difícil
- I can compare the situation to the plight of the patient who suffers from a terminal illness.
- sympathy for the plight
- sympathize with the plight
- alleviate the plight
It was just her plight in life, I guess, right?
- It was just her plight in life, I guess, right?
- And I think that speaks to a very common plight of our times.
- vendor who set himself on fire to draw attention to his plight.
- Well, it's, it's hard to to understand every person's individual plight.
- And the cherry on top of the sundae, new courses devoted to the plight of the Palestinians at UC Berkeley.
- Take Qatar, where they control their own Al Jazeera, who all the time emphasizes the plight of immigrants, and so on.
- So I've got a bit of, as a human myself, some like exhaustion, empathy and sympathy for that plight.
- If you ever looked at the plight of single mothers, you know how hard they try to make things better.
- You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
- Why is it that the plight of the people of Gaza is not brought up until an attack happens on Israel?
- She says whites are directly responsible for the plight of quote dark children.
Examples
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And in that lecture she spoke about the plight of women in Spain.
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Within the last two decades, the plight of gifted girls has received considerable attention.
Academic text (1991) -
And I appreciate that they understand the plight of a girl with big arms.
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And I think that speaks to a very common plight of our times.
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How could I turn my back on the plight of this grief-stricken woman?
Fiction book (1990) -
Thus, they continue to support their leader with little regard for the plight of most North Koreans.
Academic text (2008) -
And so I will focus my remarks on the plight of women fleeing war in Ukraine.
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I remain very concerned at the plight of the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar.
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First in the chow line, Americans understood their plight and sympathized with them.
Academic text (1992) -
The documentary highlighted the plight of homeless families struggling to find shelter.
Synonyms
466
3.2
A hard effort to do or finish something difficult
240
3.6
A state of very strong pain, worry or serious trouble
137
4.8
A difficult, unpleasant experience that lasts a long time
128
3.4
A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food
81
5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
71
4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
68
6.5
A difficult situation that is hard to get out of
21
8.2
A difficult time when people have little money or help
11
7.4
A very difficult situation that causes serious money problems
5
8.1
A difficult situation that is hard to escape
2
7.4
A situation of very great trouble and urgent need with no easy way out
A difficult time when someone has little money or many problems
Feeling pain in the body or mind
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Etymology
Plight originally came from an old verb meaning 'to pledge' or promise, and that idea of being in a 'pledged' state turned into a word for someone's condition; over time it came to mean a hard or unlucky situation. So plight now means a difficult or unfortunate situation.