Definitions for plight

plight plight

Spelling: [plahyt]
IPA: /plaɪt/

Plight is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in plight (ghilpt).

Definitions for plight

noun

  1. a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:
  2. Archaic. pledge.

verb (used with object)

  1. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
  2. to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage.
  3. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.

Origin of plight

1350-1400; Middle English plit fold, condition, bad condition Anglo-French (cognate with Middle French pleit plait) fold, manner of folding, condition; spelling appa

Examples for plight

The international community should do more to protect the plight of these people.

It was horrible to plead to him but the panic of her plight drove her on.

At these words I became eloquent, as young madmen in my plight do.

He had one hand still upon her arm, and he was laughing openly at her plight.

You see me in the plight in which I came out of the packet within this half-hour.

Such has been the plight thus far of Anne Hathaway on the Interstellar promo tour.

In most cases, no wants to talk about sexual assault, the rape-kit backlog, or the plight of victims and their families.

There seems to be a proactive disregard for knowing or caring about their lives and plight.

Daniels says, championing the plight of an ethical news producer.

In this plight I came upon him, and challenged him to stand and face me.

Word Value for plight
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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